North Sea Blue is pale, cool-toned shade of blue cyan. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with orange, mid green or red magenta
| Inverse Color | #cbc3b3 |
| Complementary Color | #4c4434 |
| Color Shade: | blue cyan (220° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 25.1% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar blue cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to North Sea Blue Color. The East Bay color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a cool cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Dark Sea (#4c5560) for more calm effect. Try Rainmaker as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#4c4434 is the best complementary color to North Sea Blue. Orange shades generally complement the blue cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #343c4c complementary color is Taupe, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of mid cyan, blue cyan, and mid blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Oxford Blue are #34484c and #37344c. Thus found on the left and right of #343c4c on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Limed Spruce and Martinique colors as they work well with North Sea Blue.
The split-complementary North Sea Blue palette consists of #484c34 and #4c3834 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#4c4434). Try Kelp and Rock colors in combination with #343c4c, 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 #343c4c offers a combination of yellow green and red magenta shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the North Sea Blue. Thus Cabbage Pont and Matterhorn giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of North Sea Blue contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Taupe, Matterhorn, and Tom Thumb split by 90° on the color wheel. #343c4c square combo is a palette of blue cyan, mid magenta, orange and mid green 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 Blue tetradic combo consists of orange complementary color (#4c4434) and two others. The Matterhorn is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Mineral Green – 120° from the complementary Taupe. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #4c343b and #344c43.
In a RGB color space, hex #343c4c is made of 28% red, 32% green and 40% blue. In a HSL mode North Sea Blue has a hue angle of 220°, a saturation of 18.75% and a lightness of 25.1%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #343c4c is made of 9.41% cyan, 6.27% magenta, 0% yellow and 70.2% black ink.
| HEX | #343c4c |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(52,60,76) |
| RGB Percentage | 28%, 32%, 40% |
| CMYK | 9.41, 6.27, 0, 70.2 |
| HSL | hsl(220,18.75%,25.1%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(220,31.58%,29.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(25.2097,1.0364,-10.8394) |
| XYZ | xyz(4.3365,4.4836,7.4743) |