Sea Star 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 | #b26c65 |
| Complementary Color | #9a534c |
| Color Shade: | mid cyan (185.45° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 45.29% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Sea Star Color. The Larkspur color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a warm cyan bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Diver's Eden (#3a797e) for more energetic effect. Try Grand Canal as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#9a534c is the best complementary color to Sea Star. 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 #4d939a 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 #4c9a7a and #4c6c9a. Thus found on the left and right of #4d939a on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Viridian and Kashmir Blue colors as they work well with Sea Star.
The split-complementary Sea Star palette consists of #9a7a4c and #9a4c6c colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#9a534c). Try Limed Oak and Cannon Pink colors in combination with #4d939a, 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 #4d939a 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 Star. Thus Chelsea Cucumber and Tapestry giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Sea Star contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Copper Rust, Affair, and Asparagus split by 90° on the color wheel. #4d939a 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 Star tetradic combo consists of mid red complementary color (#9a534c) 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 #9a4c93 and #4c9a53.
In a RGB color space, hex #4d939a is made of 20% red, 39% green and 41% blue. In a HSL mode Sea Star has a hue angle of 185.45°, a saturation of 33.33% and a lightness of 45.29%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #4d939a is made of 30.19% cyan, 2.74% magenta, 0% yellow and 39.61% black ink.
| HEX | #4d939a |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(77,147,154) |
| RGB Percentage | 20%, 39%, 41% |
| CMYK | 30.19, 2.74, 0, 39.61 |
| HSL | hsl(185.45,33.33%,45.29%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(185.45,50%,60.39%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(56.8588,-20.0251,-10.5132) |
| XYZ | xyz(19.327,24.7783,34.3359) |