Kings of Sea Color

#2d8297

Kings of Sea is pale, cool-toned shade of mid cyan. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with mid red, yellow green or mid magenta

Inverse Color #d27d68
Complementary Color #97422d
Color Shade: mid cyan (191.89° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 38.43% (better contrasting with white)
Kings of Sea Color Sample
Kings of Sea Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #2d8297

If you're looking for a similar mid cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Kings of Sea Color. The Christmas Blue color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a warm cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Sailfish (#2e9cbb) for more energetic effect. Try Discovery Bay as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#97422d is the best complementary color to Kings of Sea. Mid red shades generally complement the mid cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #2d8297 complementary color is Mule Fawn, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of green cyan, mid cyan, and blue cyan colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Jelly Bean are #2d9777 and #2d4c97. Thus found on the left and right of #2d8297 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Lochinvar and Sapphire colors as they work well with Kings of Sea.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Kings of Sea palette consists of #97772d and #972d4c colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#97422d). Try Luxor Gold and Stiletto colors in combination with #2d8297, as they are not as contrasting as a complementary color, hence, giving more hue variety to make your design stand out.

Triadic Palette

The triadic palette of #2d8297 offers a combination of mid yellow and mid magenta shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Kings of Sea. Thus Wasabi and Royal Heath giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Kings of Sea contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Mule Fawn, Vivid Violet, and Apple split by 90° on the color wheel. #2d8297 square combo is a palette of mid cyan, violet, mid red and yellow green shades that work together well.

Tetradic Palette

The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Kings of Sea tetradic combo consists of mid red complementary color (#97422d) and two others. The Royal Heath is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Sea Green – 120° from the complementary Mule Fawn. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #972d81 and #2d9742.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #2d8297 is made of 14% red, 40% green and 46% blue. In a HSL mode Kings of Sea has a hue angle of 191.89°, a saturation of 54.08% and a lightness of 38.43%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #2d8297 is made of 41.57% cyan, 8.24% magenta, 0% yellow and 40.78% black ink.

HEX #2d8297
RGB Decimal rgb(45,130,151)
RGB Percentage 14%, 40%, 46%
CMYK 41.57, 8.24, 0, 40.78
HSL hsl(191.89,54.08%,38.43%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(191.89,70.2%,59.22%)
CIE-LAB lab(50.4023,-18.129,-18.6603)
XYZ xyz(14.6507,18.7575,32.1265)
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