Blue Sentinel Color

#546e77

Blue Sentinel 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 #ab9188
Complementary Color #775d54
Color Shade: cool cyan (195.43° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 39.8% (better contrasting with white)
Blue Sentinel Color Sample
Blue Sentinel Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #546e77

If you're looking for a similar cool cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Blue Sentinel Color. The Arctic color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid cyan bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Moody Black (#49555d) for more calm effect. Try Moon Tide as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#775d54 is the best complementary color to Blue Sentinel. 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 #546e77 complementary color is Russett, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of green cyan, cool cyan, and cool blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Cutty Sark are #54776e and #545c77. Thus found on the left and right of #546e77 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Cutty Sark and Comet colors as they work well with Blue Sentinel.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Blue Sentinel palette consists of #776e54 and #77545c colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#775d54). Try Go Ben and Ferra colors in combination with #546e77, as they are not as contrasting as a complementary color, hence, giving more hue variety to make your design stand out.

Triadic Palette

The triadic palette of #546e77 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 Blue Sentinel. Thus Siam and Falcon giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Blue Sentinel contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Russett, Salt Box, and Cactus split by 90° on the color wheel. #546e77 square combo is a palette of cool cyan, violet, warm red and warm green shades that work together well.

Tetradic Palette

The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Blue Sentinel tetradic combo consists of warm red complementary color (#775d54) and two others. The Falcon is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Spring Leaves – 120° from the complementary Russett. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #77546d and #54775d.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #546e77 is made of 27% red, 35% green and 38% blue. In a HSL mode Blue Sentinel has a hue angle of 195.43°, a saturation of 17.24% and a lightness of 39.8%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #546e77 is made of 13.73% cyan, 3.53% magenta, 0% yellow and 53.33% black ink.

HEX #546e77
RGB Decimal rgb(84,110,119)
RGB Percentage 27%, 35%, 38%
CMYK 13.73, 3.53, 0, 53.33
HSL hsl(195.43,17.24%,39.8%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(195.43,29.41%,46.67%)
CIE-LAB lab(44.757,-7.1954,-8.104)
XYZ xyz(12.5619,14.3686,19.5641)
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