Dark Sea is pale, cool-toned shade of blue cyan. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with orange, mid green or red magenta
| Inverse Color | #b3aa9f |
| Complementary Color | #60574c |
| Color Shade: | blue cyan (213° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 33.73% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar blue cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Dark Sea Color. The Deadwind Pass color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a cool cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Nevada (#646e75) for more calm effect. Try Enduring as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#60574c is the best complementary color to Dark Sea. Orange shades generally complement the blue cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #4c5560 complementary color is Soya Bean, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of mid cyan, blue cyan, and mid blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Trout are #4c5f60 and #4d4c60. Thus found on the left and right of #4c5560 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching River Bed and Trout colors as they work well with Dark Sea.
The split-complementary Dark Sea palette consists of #5f604c and #604d4c colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#60574c). Try Finch and Don Juan colors in combination with #4c5560, 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 #4c5560 offers a combination of yellow green and red magenta shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Dark Sea. Thus Axolotl and Don Juan giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Dark Sea contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Soya Bean, Don Juan, and Gray Asparagus split by 90° on the color wheel. #4c5560 square combo is a palette of blue cyan, mid magenta, orange and mid green shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Dark Sea tetradic combo consists of orange complementary color (#60574c) and two others. The Don Juan 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 #604c54 and #4c6057.
In a RGB color space, hex #4c5560 is made of 30% red, 33% green and 37% blue. In a HSL mode Dark Sea has a hue angle of 213°, a saturation of 11.63% and a lightness of 33.73%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #4c5560 is made of 7.85% cyan, 4.32% magenta, 0% yellow and 62.35% black ink.
| HEX | #4c5560 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(76,85,96) |
| RGB Percentage | 30%, 33%, 37% |
| CMYK | 7.85, 4.32, 0, 62.35 |
| HSL | hsl(213,11.63%,33.73%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(213,20.83%,37.65%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(35.7484,-0.8667,-7.5662) |
| XYZ | xyz(8.3403,8.878,12.3404) |