Sultry 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 | #af988f |
| Complementary Color | #70594f |
| Color Shade: | cool cyan (196.88° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 37.65% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Sultry Sea Color. The Lynch 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 saturated alternative called Pier 17 Steel (#647d8e) for more energetic effect. Try Windy Seas as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#70594f is the best complementary color to Sultry 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 #506770 complementary color is Pine Cone, 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 Cutty Sark are #4f7069 and #4f5670. Thus found on the left and right of #506770 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Cutty Sark and Comet colors as they work well with Sultry Sea.
The split-complementary Sultry Sea palette consists of #70694f and #704f57 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#70594f). Try Go Ben and Ferra colors in combination with #506770, 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 #506770 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 Sultry Sea. Thus Finch and Eggplant giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Sultry Sea contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Pine Cone, Salt Box, and Axolotl split by 90° on the color wheel. #506770 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. Sultry Sea tetradic combo consists of warm red complementary color (#70594f) and two others. The Eggplant is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Finlandia – 120° from the complementary Pine Cone. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #704f67 and #4f7059.
In a RGB color space, hex #506770 is made of 27% red, 35% green and 38% blue. In a HSL mode Sultry Sea has a hue angle of 196.88°, a saturation of 16.67% and a lightness of 37.65%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #506770 is made of 12.55% cyan, 3.53% magenta, 0% yellow and 56.08% black ink.
| HEX | #506770 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(80,103,112) |
| RGB Percentage | 27%, 35%, 38% |
| CMYK | 12.55, 3.53, 0, 56.08 |
| HSL | hsl(196.88,16.67%,37.65%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(196.88,28.57%,43.92%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(42.117,-6.2299,-7.8555) |
| XYZ | xyz(11.0831,12.5758,17.1725) |