Sea Quest is pale, cool-toned shade of mid cyan. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with mid red, yellow green or mid magenta
| Inverse Color | #c1867b |
| Complementary Color | #84493e |
| Color Shade: | mid cyan (189.43° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 38.04% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Sea Quest Color. The Atlantis color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a warm cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Blue Chill (#408f90) for more energetic effect. Try Bermudan Blue as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#84493e is the best complementary color to Sea Quest. Mid red shades generally complement the mid cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #3e7984 complementary color is Ironstone, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of green cyan, mid cyan, and blue cyan colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Ming are #3e846c and #3e5584. Thus found on the left and right of #3e7984 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Viridian and East Bay colors as they work well with Sea Quest.
The split-complementary Sea Quest palette consists of #846c3e and #843e55 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#84493e). Try Yellow Metal and Cannon Pink colors in combination with #3e7984, 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 #3e7984 offers a combination of mid yellow and mid magenta shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Sea Quest. Thus Sycamore and Cannon Pink giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Sea Quest contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Ironstone, Affair, and Fern Green split by 90° on the color wheel. #3e7984 square combo is a palette of mid cyan, violet, mid 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. Sea Quest tetradic combo consists of mid red complementary color (#84493e) and two others. The Cannon Pink 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 #843e78 and #3e8449.
In a RGB color space, hex #3e7984 is made of 20% red, 38% green and 42% blue. In a HSL mode Sea Quest has a hue angle of 189.43°, a saturation of 36.08% and a lightness of 38.04%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #3e7984 is made of 27.45% cyan, 4.31% magenta, 0% yellow and 48.24% black ink.
| HEX | #3e7984 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(62,121,132) |
| RGB Percentage | 20%, 38%, 42% |
| CMYK | 27.45, 4.31, 0, 48.24 |
| HSL | hsl(189.43,36.08%,38.04%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(189.43,53.03%,51.76%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(47.4495,-15.9478,-11.9251) |
| XYZ | xyz(12.9888,16.3648,24.3039) |