Kimberley Sea Color

#386b7d

Kimberley Sea 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 #c79482
Complementary Color #7d4a37
Color Shade: cool cyan (195.65° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 35.49% (better contrasting with white)
Kimberley Sea Color Sample
Kimberley Sea Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #386b7d

If you're looking for a similar cool cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Kimberley Sea Color. The Queen of the Night color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a mid cyan bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Sea of Atlantis (#2d535a) for more calm effect. Try Shimmering Sea as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#7d4a37 is the best complementary color to Kimberley Sea. 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 #386b7d complementary color is Ironstone, 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 Ming are #377d6c and #37487d. Thus found on the left and right of #386b7d on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Oracle and Chambray colors as they work well with Kimberley Sea.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Kimberley Sea palette consists of #7d6c37 and #7d3748 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#7d4a37). Try Pesto and Solid Pink colors in combination with #386b7d, 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 #386b7d 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 Kimberley Sea. Thus Pesto and Cosmic giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Kimberley Sea contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Ironstone, Eminence, and Fern Green split by 90° on the color wheel. #386b7d 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. Kimberley Sea tetradic combo consists of warm red complementary color (#7d4a37) and two others. The Cosmic is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Goblin – 120° from the complementary Ironstone. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #7d376a and #377d49.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #386b7d is made of 19% red, 37% green and 43% blue. In a HSL mode Kimberley Sea has a hue angle of 195.65°, a saturation of 38.12% and a lightness of 35.49%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #386b7d is made of 27.06% cyan, 7.06% magenta, 0% yellow and 50.98% black ink.

HEX #386b7d
RGB Decimal rgb(56,107,125)
RGB Percentage 19%, 37%, 43%
CMYK 27.06, 7.06, 0, 50.98
HSL hsl(195.65,38.12%,35.49%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(195.65,55.2%,49.02%)
CIE-LAB lab(42.5163,-11.6272,-15.2502)
XYZ xyz(10.5903,12.8368,21.3216)
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