Cape Lee 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 | #af7e74 |
| Complementary Color | #8b5950 |
| Color Shade: | mid cyan (190.17° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 42.94% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Cape Lee Color. The Mythic Forest color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a warm cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Flood Out (#579dab) for more energetic effect. Try Hydroport as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#8b5950 is the best complementary color to Cape Lee. 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 #50818b complementary color is Au Chico, 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 Smalt Blue are #508b77 and #50638b. Thus found on the left and right of #50818b on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Como and Kashmir Blue colors as they work well with Cape Lee.
The split-complementary Cape Lee palette consists of #8b7750 and #8b5063 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#8b5950). Try Shadow and Cannon Pink colors in combination with #50818b, 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 #50818b 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 Cape Lee. Thus Asparagus and Strikemaster giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Cape Lee contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Au Chico, Affair, and Hippie Green split by 90° on the color wheel. #50818b 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. Cape Lee tetradic combo consists of mid red complementary color (#8b5950) and two others. The Strikemaster is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Spring Leaves – 120° from the complementary Au Chico. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #8b5080 and #508b5a.
In a RGB color space, hex #50818b is made of 23% red, 37% green and 40% blue. In a HSL mode Cape Lee has a hue angle of 190.17°, a saturation of 26.94% and a lightness of 42.94%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #50818b is made of 23.14% cyan, 3.92% magenta, 0% yellow and 45.49% black ink.
| HEX | #50818b |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(80,129,139) |
| RGB Percentage | 23%, 37%, 40% |
| CMYK | 23.14, 3.92, 0, 45.49 |
| HSL | hsl(190.17,26.94%,42.94%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(190.17,42.45%,54.51%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(51.0017,-13.7698,-10.6124) |
| XYZ | xyz(15.8187,19.2701,27.3119) |