North Sea is pale, cool-toned shade of warm cyan. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with mid red, cool yellow or cool magenta
| Inverse Color | #ce9394 |
| Complementary Color | #6c3131 |
| Color Shade: | warm cyan (178.98° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 30.78% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to North Sea Color. The Copper Mineral Green color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a green cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Celadon Green (#2f847c) for more energetic effect. Try Shady Blue as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#6c3131 is the best complementary color to North Sea. Mid red shades generally complement the warm cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #316c6b complementary color is Buccaneer, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of cool green, warm cyan, and cool cyan colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Casal are #316c4d and #314f6c. Thus found on the left and right of #316c6b on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Amazon and San Juan colors as they work well with North Sea.
The split-complementary North Sea palette consists of #6c4d31 and #6c314f colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#6c3131). Try Shingle Fawn and Finn colors in combination with #316c6b, 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 #316c6b offers a combination of warm yellow and cool magenta shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the North Sea. Thus Yellow Metal and Bossanova giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of North Sea contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Buccaneer, Bossanova, and Chalet Green split by 90° on the color wheel. #316c6b square combo is a palette of warm cyan, warm blue, mid red and cool yellow shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. North Sea tetradic combo consists of mid red complementary color (#6c3131) and two others. The Bossanova 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 #6b316c and #326c31.
In a RGB color space, hex #316c6b is made of 19% red, 41% green and 41% blue. In a HSL mode North Sea has a hue angle of 178.98°, a saturation of 37.58% and a lightness of 30.78%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #316c6b is made of 23.13% cyan, 0% magenta, 0.39% yellow and 57.65% black ink.
| HEX | #316c6b |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(49,108,107) |
| RGB Percentage | 19%, 41%, 41% |
| CMYK | 23.13, 0, 0.39, 57.65 |
| HSL | hsl(178.98,37.58%,30.78%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(178.98,54.63%,42.35%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(41.9065,-19.3359,-5.3077) |
| XYZ | xyz(9.283,12.4396,15.8217) |