Sea Current is pale, cool-toned shade of mid cyan. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with mid red, yellow green or mid magenta
| Inverse Color | #b36a62 |
| Complementary Color | #9d544b |
| Color Shade: | mid cyan (185.93° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 45.69% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Sea Current Color. The Blue Turquoise color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a warm cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Fountain Blue (#56b4be) for more energetic effect. Try Blue Venus as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#9d544b is the best complementary color to Sea Current. Mid red shades generally complement the mid cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #4c959d complementary color is Copper Rust, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of green cyan, mid cyan, and blue cyan colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Wedgewood are #4b9d7c and #4b6c9d. Thus found on the left and right of #4c959d on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Ocean Green and Kashmir Blue colors as they work well with Sea Current.
The split-complementary Sea Current palette consists of #9d7c4b and #9d4b6c colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#9d544b). Try Driftwood and Cadillac colors in combination with #4c959d, 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 #4c959d offers a combination of mid yellow and mid magenta shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Sea Current. Thus Sycamore and Tapestry giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Sea Current contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Copper Rust, Affair, and Asparagus split by 90° on the color wheel. #4c959d square combo is a palette of mid cyan, violet, mid red and yellow 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 Current tetradic combo consists of mid red complementary color (#9d544b) and two others. The Tapestry is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Fruit Salad – 120° from the complementary Copper Rust. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #9d4b94 and #4b9d54.
In a RGB color space, hex #4c959d is made of 20% red, 39% green and 41% blue. In a HSL mode Sea Current has a hue angle of 185.93°, a saturation of 34.76% and a lightness of 45.69%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #4c959d is made of 31.77% cyan, 3.14% magenta, 0% yellow and 38.43% black ink.
| HEX | #4c959d |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(76,149,157) |
| RGB Percentage | 20%, 39%, 41% |
| CMYK | 31.77, 3.14, 0, 38.43 |
| HSL | hsl(185.93,34.76%,45.69%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(185.93,51.59%,61.57%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(57.5264,-20.4551,-11.2308) |
| XYZ | xyz(19.8137,25.4657,35.7694) |