Sea is pale, cool-toned shade of warm cyan. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with cool red, cool yellow or cool magenta
| Inverse Color | #c3666d |
| Complementary Color | #993b42 |
| Color Shade: | warm cyan (175.48° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 41.76% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Sea Color. The Nero's Green color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a green cyan bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Copper Mineral Green (#398174) for more calm effect. Try Green Blue Slate as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#993b42 is the best complementary color to Sea. Cool red shades generally complement the warm cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #3c9992 complementary color is Sanguine Brown, 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 Keppel are #3b9963 and #3b7199. Thus found on the left and right of #3c9992 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Chateau Green and Calypso colors as they work well with Sea.
The split-complementary Sea palette consists of #99633b and #993b71 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#993b42). Try Sepia Skin and Rouge colors in combination with #3c9992, 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 #3c9992 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 Sea. Thus Sycamore and Vivid Violet giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Sea contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Sanguine Brown, Royal Purple, and Sushi split by 90° on the color wheel. #3c9992 square combo is a palette of warm cyan, warm blue, cool 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. Sea tetradic combo consists of cool red complementary color (#993b42) and two others. The Vivid Violet is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Apple – 120° from the complementary Sanguine Brown. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #923b99 and #42993b.
In a RGB color space, hex #3c9992 is made of 17% red, 43% green and 41% blue. In a HSL mode Sea has a hue angle of 175.48°, a saturation of 43.66% and a lightness of 41.76%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #3c9992 is made of 36.47% cyan, 0% magenta, 2.75% yellow and 40% black ink.
| HEX | #3c9992 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(60,153,146) |
| RGB Percentage | 17%, 43%, 41% |
| CMYK | 36.47, 0, 2.75, 40 |
| HSL | hsl(175.48,43.66%,41.76%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(175.48,60.78%,60%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(57.8643,-28.9123,-4.51) |
| XYZ | xyz(18.443,25.8184,31.2055) |