Sailor's Bay 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 | #b69071 |
| Complementary Color | #8e6849 |
| Color Shade: | cool cyan (206.96° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 42.16% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Sailor's Bay Color. The Blueberry Muffin 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 saturated alternative called Blue Smart (#5786b4) for more energetic effect. Try Horizon as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#8e6849 is the best complementary color to Sailor's Bay. 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 #496f8e complementary color is Spicy Mix, 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 Kashmir Blue are #498e8a and #494c8e. Thus found on the left and right of #496f8e on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Smalt Blue and Victoria colors as they work well with Sailor's Bay.
The split-complementary Sailor's Bay palette consists of #8e8a49 and #8e494c colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#8e6849). Try Shadow and Copper Rust colors in combination with #496f8e, 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 #496f8e 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 Sailor's Bay. Thus Dingley and Cannon Pink giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Sailor's Bay contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Spicy Mix, Affair, and Hippie Green split by 90° on the color wheel. #496f8e 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. Sailor's Bay tetradic combo consists of warm red complementary color (#8e6849) and two others. The Cannon Pink is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Viridian – 120° from the complementary Spicy Mix. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #8e496e and #498e68.
In a RGB color space, hex #496f8e is made of 22% red, 34% green and 44% blue. In a HSL mode Sailor's Bay has a hue angle of 206.96°, a saturation of 32.09% and a lightness of 42.16%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #496f8e is made of 27.06% cyan, 12.16% magenta, 0% yellow and 44.31% black ink.
| HEX | #496f8e |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(73,111,142) |
| RGB Percentage | 22%, 34%, 44% |
| CMYK | 27.06, 12.16, 0, 44.31 |
| HSL | hsl(206.96,32.09%,42.16%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(206.96,48.59%,55.69%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(45.2737,-4.4341,-21.135) |
| XYZ | xyz(13.3146,14.7383,27.7342) |