Rolling 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 | #a59288 |
| Complementary Color | #76645a |
| Color Shade: | cool cyan (200.69° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 40.98% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Rolling Sea Color. The Dark Secret color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a mid cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Tambua Bay (#658498) for more energetic effect. Try South Pacific as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#76645a is the best complementary color to Rolling 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 #5a6d77 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 Nevada are #5a7672 and #5a5e76. Thus found on the left and right of #5a6d77 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Cutty Sark and Comet colors as they work well with Rolling Sea.
The split-complementary Rolling Sea palette consists of #76725a and #765a5e colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#76645a). Try Crocodile and Russett colors in combination with #5a6d77, 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 #5a6d77 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 Rolling Sea. Thus Limed Ash and Falcon giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Rolling Sea contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Pine Cone, Salt Box, and Cactus split by 90° on the color wheel. #5a6d77 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. Rolling Sea tetradic combo consists of warm red complementary color (#76645a) and two others. The Falcon 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 #765a6c and #5a7664.
In a RGB color space, hex #5a6d77 is made of 28% red, 34% green and 37% blue. In a HSL mode Rolling Sea has a hue angle of 200.69°, a saturation of 13.88% and a lightness of 40.98%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #5a6d77 is made of 11.38% cyan, 3.92% magenta, 0% yellow and 53.33% black ink.
| HEX | #5a6d77 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(90,109,119) |
| RGB Percentage | 28%, 34%, 37% |
| CMYK | 11.38, 3.92, 0, 53.33 |
| HSL | hsl(200.69,13.88%,40.98%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(200.69,24.37%,46.67%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(44.8614,-4.6204,-7.9055) |
| XYZ | xyz(13.0149,14.4428,19.5546) |