Sea Life is pale, cool-toned shade of warm cyan. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with cool red, cool yellow or cool magenta
| Inverse Color | #a23940 |
| Complementary Color | #c55d63 |
| Color Shade: | warm cyan (176° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 57.06% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Sea Life Color. The Luna Moona color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a green cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Pearl Bay (#7fc6cc) for more calm effect. Try Valonia as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#c55d63 is the best complementary color to Sea Life. Cool red shades generally complement the warm cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #5dc6bf complementary color is Fuzzy Wuzzy Brown, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of cool green, warm cyan, and cool cyan colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Fountain Blue are #5dc58a and #5d98c5. Thus found on the left and right of #5dc6bf on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Emerald and Danube colors as they work well with Sea Life.
The split-complementary Sea Life palette consists of #c58a5d and #c55d98 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#c55d63). Try Antique Brass and Mulberry colors in combination with #5dc6bf, 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 #5dc6bf offers a combination of warm yellow and cool magenta shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Sea Life. Thus Celery and Amethyst giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Sea Life contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Fuzzy Wuzzy Brown, Fuchsia Blue, and Celery split by 90° on the color wheel. #5dc6bf square combo is a palette of warm cyan, warm blue, cool red and cool yellow shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Sea Life tetradic combo consists of cool red complementary color (#c55d63) and two others. The Amethyst is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Mantis – 120° from the complementary Fuzzy Wuzzy Brown. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #be5dc5 and #63c55d.
In a RGB color space, hex #5dc6bf is made of 19% red, 41% green and 40% blue. In a HSL mode Sea Life has a hue angle of 176°, a saturation of 47.95% and a lightness of 57.06%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #5dc6bf is made of 41.18% cyan, 0% magenta, 2.75% yellow and 22.35% black ink.
| HEX | #5dc6bf |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(93,198,191) |
| RGB Percentage | 19%, 41%, 40% |
| CMYK | 41.18, 0, 2.75, 22.35 |
| HSL | hsl(176,47.95%,57.06%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(176,53.03%,77.65%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(73.8539,-31.9751,-5.7607) |
| XYZ | xyz(34.1123,46.4769,56.4633) |