Sea Pea Color

#457973

Sea Pea 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 #ba868c
Complementary Color #79454a
Color Shade: warm cyan (173.08° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 37.25% (better contrasting with white)
Sea Pea Color Sample
Sea Pea Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #457973

If you're looking for a similar warm cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Sea Pea Color. The Dusty Teal color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a green cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Lochinvar (#489084) for more energetic effect. Try Bristol Blue as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#79454a is the best complementary color to Sea Pea. 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 #457973 complementary color is Ferra, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of cool green, warm cyan, and cool cyan colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Faded Jade are #457959 and #456579. Thus found on the left and right of #457973 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Goblin and Blue Bayoux colors as they work well with Sea Pea.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Sea Pea palette consists of #795945 and #794565 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#79454a). Try Roman Coffee and Cannon Pink colors in combination with #457973, 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 #457973 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 Pea. Thus Shadow and Affair giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Sea Pea contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Ferra, East Bay, and Dingley split by 90° on the color wheel. #457973 square combo is a palette of warm cyan, warm blue, cool red and cool yellow 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 Pea tetradic combo consists of cool red complementary color (#79454a) and two others. The Affair is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Fern Green – 120° from the complementary Ferra. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #724579 and #4a7945.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #457973 is made of 23% red, 40% green and 38% blue. In a HSL mode Sea Pea has a hue angle of 173.08°, a saturation of 27.37% and a lightness of 37.25%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #457973 is made of 20.39% cyan, 0% magenta, 2.35% yellow and 52.55% black ink.

HEX #457973
RGB Decimal rgb(69,121,115)
RGB Percentage 23%, 40%, 38%
CMYK 20.39, 0, 2.35, 52.55
HSL hsl(173.08,27.37%,37.25%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(173.08,42.98%,47.45%)
CIE-LAB lab(47.2068,-18.9485,-2.1725)
XYZ xyz(12.3861,16.1778,18.6895)
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