Sea Drifter 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 | #b4886b |
| Complementary Color | #94684a |
| Color Shade: | cool cyan (203.84° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 43.73% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Sea Drifter Color. The Georgian Revival Blue color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Leisure Blue (#6a8ea1) for more calm effect. Try Real Teal as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#94684a is the best complementary color to Sea Drifter. 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 #4b7794 complementary color is Cape Palliser, 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 #4a948c and #4a5294. Thus found on the left and right of #4b7794 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Smalt Blue and Victoria colors as they work well with Sea Drifter.
The split-complementary Sea Drifter palette consists of #948c4a and #944a52 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#94684a). Try Barley Corn and Copper Rust colors in combination with #4b7794, 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 #4b7794 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 Drifter. Thus Asparagus and Cannon Pink giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Sea Drifter contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Cape Palliser, Affair, and Fruit Salad split by 90° on the color wheel. #4b7794 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 Drifter tetradic combo consists of warm red complementary color (#94684a) and two others. The Cannon Pink is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Fruit Salad – 120° from the complementary Cape Palliser. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #944a77 and #4a9468.
In a RGB color space, hex #4b7794 is made of 22% red, 35% green and 43% blue. In a HSL mode Sea Drifter has a hue angle of 203.84°, a saturation of 32.74% and a lightness of 43.73%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #4b7794 is made of 28.63% cyan, 11.37% magenta, 0% yellow and 41.96% black ink.
| HEX | #4b7794 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(75,119,148) |
| RGB Percentage | 22%, 35%, 43% |
| CMYK | 28.63, 11.37, 0, 41.96 |
| HSL | hsl(203.84,32.74%,43.73%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(203.84,49.32%,58.04%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(48.0421,-6.7835,-20.4187) |
| XYZ | xyz(14.8438,16.8276,30.4827) |