Sea Kelp Color

#354a55

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

Inverse Color #cab5aa
Complementary Color #554034
Color Shade: cool cyan (200.63° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 27.06% (better contrasting with white)
Sea Kelp Color Sample
Sea Kelp Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #354a55

If you're looking for a similar cool cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Sea Kelp Color. The Imperial Primer color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a mid cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Night Folly (#49646d) for more calm effect. Try Masuhana Blue as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#554034 is the best complementary color to Sea Kelp. Warm red shades generally complement the cool cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #354a55 complementary color is Judge Gray, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of warm cyan, cool cyan, and cool blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Oxford Blue are #345550 and #343955. Thus found on the left and right of #354a55 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Stromboli and Martinique colors as they work well with Sea Kelp.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Sea Kelp palette consists of #555034 and #553439 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#554034). Try Verdigris and Congo Brown colors in combination with #354a55, 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 #354a55 offers a combination of cool yellow and warm magenta shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Sea Kelp. Thus Verdigris and Eggplant giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Sea Kelp contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Judge Gray, Voodoo, and Tom Thumb split by 90° on the color wheel. #354a55 square combo is a palette of cool cyan, cool magenta, warm red and warm 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. Sea Kelp tetradic combo consists of warm red complementary color (#554034) and two others. The Eggplant is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Killarney – 120° from the complementary Judge Gray. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #553449 and #345540.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #354a55 is made of 25% red, 35% green and 40% blue. In a HSL mode Sea Kelp has a hue angle of 200.63°, a saturation of 23.19% and a lightness of 27.06%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #354a55 is made of 12.55% cyan, 4.31% magenta, 0% yellow and 66.67% black ink.

HEX #354a55
RGB Decimal rgb(53,74,85)
RGB Percentage 25%, 35%, 40%
CMYK 12.55, 4.31, 0, 66.67
HSL hsl(200.63,23.19%,27.06%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(200.63,37.65%,33.33%)
CIE-LAB lab(30.1823,-5.0047,-9.1416)
XYZ xyz(5.5567,6.3103,9.5195)
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