Gloomy Sea 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 | #b59a85 |
| Complementary Color | #7a5f4a |
| Color Shade: | cool cyan (206.25° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 38.43% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Gloomy Sea Color. The Abyssal color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid cyan bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Ensign Blue (#384c67) for more energetic effect. Try Biedermeier Blue as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#7a5f4a is the best complementary color to Gloomy Sea. 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 #4a657a complementary color is Roman Coffee, 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 Blue Bayoux are #4a7a77 and #4a4d7a. Thus found on the left and right of #4a657a on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Faded Jade and East Bay colors as they work well with Gloomy Sea.
The split-complementary Gloomy Sea palette consists of #7a774a and #7a4a4d colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#7a5f4a). Try Shadow and Ferra colors in combination with #4a657a, 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 #4a657a 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 Gloomy Sea. Thus Dingley and Cannon Pink giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Gloomy Sea contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Roman Coffee, Affair, and Hippie Green split by 90° on the color wheel. #4a657a 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. Gloomy Sea tetradic combo consists of warm red complementary color (#7a5f4a) and two others. The Cannon Pink is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Como – 120° from the complementary Roman Coffee. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #7a4a64 and #4a7a5f.
In a RGB color space, hex #4a657a is made of 25% red, 34% green and 41% blue. In a HSL mode Gloomy Sea has a hue angle of 206.25°, a saturation of 24.49% and a lightness of 38.43%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #4a657a is made of 18.82% cyan, 8.23% magenta, 0% yellow and 52.16% black ink.
| HEX | #4a657a |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(74,101,122) |
| RGB Percentage | 25%, 34%, 41% |
| CMYK | 18.82, 8.23, 0, 52.16 |
| HSL | hsl(206.25,24.49%,38.43%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(206.25,39.34%,47.84%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(41.4824,-4.1766,-14.9252) |
| XYZ | xyz(10.9906,12.1683,20.1818) |