Sea Ridge is calm, 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 | #ba5c34 |
| Complementary Color | #ca6d45 |
| Color Shade: | cool cyan (197.91° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 53.33% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Sea Ridge Color. The Glimpse 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 soft alternative called Aqua Verde (#56b3c3) for more calm effect. Try Glacier Green as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#ca6d45 is the best complementary color to Sea Ridge. 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 #45a3cb complementary color is Raw Sienna, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of warm cyan, cool cyan, and cool blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Shakespeare are #45cab0 and #455fca. Thus found on the left and right of #45a3cb on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Puerto Rico and Indigo colors as they work well with Sea Ridge.
The split-complementary Sea Ridge palette consists of #cab045 and #ca455f colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#ca6d45). Try Turmeric and Chestnut Rose colors in combination with #45a3cb, 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 #45a3cb 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 Sea Ridge. Thus Atlantis and Mulberry giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Sea Ridge contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Raw Sienna, Amethyst, and Apple split by 90° on the color wheel. #45a3cb square combo is a palette of cool cyan, cool magenta, warm red and warm 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 Ridge tetradic combo consists of warm red complementary color (#ca6d45) and two others. The Mulberry is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Emerald – 120° from the complementary Raw Sienna. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #ca45a2 and #45ca6d.
In a RGB color space, hex #45a3cb is made of 16% red, 37% green and 47% blue. In a HSL mode Sea Ridge has a hue angle of 197.91°, a saturation of 56.3% and a lightness of 53.33%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #45a3cb is made of 52.55% cyan, 15.69% magenta, 0% yellow and 20.39% black ink.
| HEX | #45a3cb |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(69,163,203) |
| RGB Percentage | 16%, 37%, 47% |
| CMYK | 52.55, 15.69, 0, 20.39 |
| HSL | hsl(197.91,56.3%,53.33%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(197.91,66.01%,79.61%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(63.1535,-15.2326,-28.623) |
| XYZ | xyz(26.3309,31.7714,61.2446) |