Deep Marine 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 | #d19b96 |
| Complementary Color | #69322e |
| Color Shade: | mid cyan (185.08° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 29.61% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Deep Marine Color. The Adventure 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 English River (#3c768a) for more energetic effect. Try Calypso Blue as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#69322e is the best complementary color to Deep Marine. 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 #2e6469 complementary color is Buccaneer, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of green cyan, mid cyan, and blue cyan colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Casal are #2e6950 and #2e4669. Thus found on the left and right of #2e6469 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Amazon and San Juan colors as they work well with Deep Marine.
The split-complementary Deep Marine palette consists of #69502e and #692e46 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#69322e). Try Shingle Fawn and Finn colors in combination with #2e6469, as they are not as contrasting as a complementary color, hence, giving more hue variety to make your design stand out.
The triadic palette of #2e6469 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 Deep Marine. Thus Costa Del Sol and Finn giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Deep Marine contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Buccaneer, Bossanova, and Woodland split by 90° on the color wheel. #2e6469 square combo is a palette of mid cyan, violet, mid red and yellow green shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Deep Marine tetradic combo consists of mid red complementary color (#69322e) and two others. The Finn is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Killarney – 120° from the complementary Buccaneer. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #692e64 and #2e6932.
In a RGB color space, hex #2e6469 is made of 18% red, 40% green and 42% blue. In a HSL mode Deep Marine has a hue angle of 185.08°, a saturation of 39.07% and a lightness of 29.61%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #2e6469 is made of 23.14% cyan, 1.96% magenta, 0% yellow and 58.82% black ink.
| HEX | #2e6469 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(46,100,105) |
| RGB Percentage | 18%, 40%, 42% |
| CMYK | 23.14, 1.96, 0, 58.82 |
| HSL | hsl(185.08,39.07%,29.61%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(185.08,56.19%,41.18%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(39.0964,-16.2489,-8.2972) |
| XYZ | xyz(8.2337,10.7151,14.9989) |