Baltic Sea is pale, cool-toned shade of cool cyan. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with warm red, yellow green or red magenta
| Inverse Color | #c3c2c1 |
| Complementary Color | #3e3c3b |
| Color Shade: | cool cyan (210° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 23.92% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Baltic Sea Color. The Chimney color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a mid cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Evening Storm (#465058) for more energetic effect. Try Turbulence as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#3e3c3b is the best complementary color to Baltic 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 #3c3d3e complementary color is Masala, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of green cyan, cool cyan, and blue cyan colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Cape Cod are #3b3e3d and #3b3c3e. Thus found on the left and right of #3c3d3e on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Cape Cod and Tuna colors as they work well with Baltic Sea.
The split-complementary Baltic Sea palette consists of #3e3d3b and #3e3b3c colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#3e3c3b). Try Tuatara and Tundora colors in combination with #3c3d3e, 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 #3c3d3e 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 Baltic Sea. Thus Lunar Green and Tundora giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Baltic Sea contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Masala, Ship Gray, and Lunar Green split by 90° on the color wheel. #3c3d3e square combo is a palette of cool cyan, violet, warm 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. Baltic Sea tetradic combo consists of warm red complementary color (#3e3c3b) and two others. The Tundora is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Cape Cod – 120° from the complementary Masala. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #3e3b3c and #3b3e3c.
In a RGB color space, hex #3c3d3e is made of 33% red, 33% green and 34% blue. In a HSL mode Baltic Sea has a hue angle of 210°, a saturation of 1.64% and a lightness of 23.92%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #3c3d3e is made of 0.78% cyan, 0.39% magenta, 0% yellow and 75.69% black ink.
| HEX | #3c3d3e |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(60,61,62) |
| RGB Percentage | 33%, 33%, 34% |
| CMYK | 0.78, 0.39, 0, 75.69 |
| HSL | hsl(210,1.64%,23.92%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(210,3.23%,24.31%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(25.7013,-0.1916,-0.7666) |
| XYZ | xyz(4.4017,4.6459,5.2222) |