Seal Blue is pale, 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 | #b8a99c |
| Complementary Color | #635447 |
| Color Shade: | cool cyan (207.86° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 33.33% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Seal Blue Color. The Nevada color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid cyan bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Dark Spell (#303b4c) for more energetic effect. Try Cape Cod Bay as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#635447 is the best complementary color to Seal Blue. 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 #475663 complementary color is Soya Bean, 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 River Bed are #476362 and #474863. Thus found on the left and right of #475663 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Mineral Green and Gun Powder colors as they work well with Seal Blue.
The split-complementary Seal Blue palette consists of #636247 and #634748 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#635447). Try Finch and Ferra colors in combination with #475663, 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 #475663 offers a combination of yellow green and warm magenta shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Seal Blue. Thus Axolotl and Eggplant giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Seal Blue contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Soya Bean, Mortar, and Axolotl split by 90° on the color wheel. #475663 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. Seal Blue tetradic combo consists of warm red complementary color (#635447) and two others. The Eggplant is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Nandor – 120° from the complementary Soya Bean. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #634755 and #476354.
In a RGB color space, hex #475663 is made of 28% red, 34% green and 39% blue. In a HSL mode Seal Blue has a hue angle of 207.86°, a saturation of 16.47% and a lightness of 33.33%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #475663 is made of 10.98% cyan, 5.09% magenta, 0% yellow and 61.18% black ink.
| HEX | #475663 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(71,86,99) |
| RGB Percentage | 28%, 34%, 39% |
| CMYK | 10.98, 5.09, 0, 61.18 |
| HSL | hsl(207.86,16.47%,33.33%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(207.86,28.28%,38.82%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(35.7833,-2.4641,-9.4284) |
| XYZ | xyz(8.1785,8.896,13.0904) |