Melancholic 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 | #ac8870 |
| Complementary Color | #8f6a52 |
| Color Shade: | cool cyan (204° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 44.31% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Melancholic Sea Color. The Alexis Blue color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a mid cyan bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Blackthorn Blue (#4c606b) for more calm effect. Try Blue Cruise as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#8f6a52 is the best complementary color to Melancholic 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 #53778f complementary color is Leather, 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 Smalt Blue are #528f89 and #52588f. Thus found on the left and right of #53778f on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Smalt Blue and Waikawa Gray colors as they work well with Melancholic Sea.
The split-complementary Melancholic Sea palette consists of #8f8952 and #8f5259 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#8f6a52). Try Shadow and Au Chico colors in combination with #53778f, 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 #53778f 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 Melancholic Sea. Thus Asparagus and Cannon Pink giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Melancholic Sea contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Leather, Trendy Pink, and Hippie Green split by 90° on the color wheel. #53778f 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. Melancholic Sea tetradic combo consists of warm red complementary color (#8f6a52) and two others. The Cannon Pink is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Spring Leaves – 120° from the complementary Leather. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #8f5276 and #528f6b.
In a RGB color space, hex #53778f is made of 24% red, 34% green and 41% blue. In a HSL mode Melancholic Sea has a hue angle of 204°, a saturation of 26.55% and a lightness of 44.31%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #53778f is made of 23.53% cyan, 9.41% magenta, 0% yellow and 43.92% black ink.
| HEX | #53778f |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(83,119,143) |
| RGB Percentage | 24%, 34%, 41% |
| CMYK | 23.53, 9.41, 0, 43.92 |
| HSL | hsl(204,26.55%,44.31%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(204,41.96%,56.08%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(48.28,-6.1366,-17.0692) |
| XYZ | xyz(15.122,17.0158,28.474) |