Sealskin Color

#48423c

Sealskin is pale, warm-toned shade of warm red. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with blue cyan, cool magenta or cool green

Inverse Color #b7bdc3
Complementary Color #3c4147
Color Shade: warm red (30° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 25.88% (better contrasting with white)
Sealskin Color Sample
Sealskin Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #48423c

If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Sealskin Color. The Suitable Brown color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a warm red bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Mink Brown (#67594c) for more energetic effect. Try Tree Bark Brown as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#3c4147 is the best complementary color to Sealskin. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #48423c complementary color is Mako, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of mid red, orange, and warm yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Armadillo are #473c3c and #47473c. Thus found on the left and right of #48423c on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Tundora and Kelp colors as they work well with Sealskin.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Sealskin palette consists of #3c3c47 and #3c4747 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#3c4147). Try Tuna and Cape Cod colors in combination with #48423c, 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 #48423c offers a combination of warm blue and cool green shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Sealskin. Thus Ship Gray and Cape Cod giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Sealskin contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Mako, Lunar Green, and Matterhorn split by 90° on the color wheel. #48423c square combo is a palette of orange, warm green, blue cyan and cool magenta 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. Sealskin tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#3c4147) and two others. The Cape Cod is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Tundora – 120° from the complementary Mako. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #3c4741 and #473c41.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #48423c is made of 36% red, 33% green and 30% blue. In a HSL mode Sealskin has a hue angle of 30°, a saturation of 9.09% and a lightness of 25.88%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #48423c is made of 0% cyan, 2.36% magenta, 4.71% yellow and 71.76% black ink.

HEX #48423c
RGB Decimal rgb(72,66,60)
RGB Percentage 36%, 33%, 30%
CMYK 0, 2.36, 4.71, 71.76
HSL hsl(30,9.09%,25.88%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(30,16.67%,28.24%)
CIE-LAB lab(28.381,1.3478,4.5692)
XYZ xyz(5.4363,5.6004,5.0694)
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