Sea Capture 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 | #9e4223 |
| Complementary Color | #db8061 |
| Color Shade: | cool cyan (195.12° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 62.16% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Sea Capture Color. The Fresh Blue color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Sea of Tranquility (#81d1da) for more calm effect. Try Faded Poster as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#db8061 is the best complementary color to Sea Capture. 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 #61bddc complementary color is Japonica, 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 Viking are #61dbbd and #617fdb. Thus found on the left and right of #61bddc on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Viking and Havelock Blue colors as they work well with Sea Capture.
The split-complementary Sea Capture palette consists of #dbbd61 and #db617f colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#db8061). Try Tacha and Cranberry colors in combination with #61bddc, 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 #61bddc offers a combination of mid yellow and warm magenta shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Sea Capture. Thus Yellow Green and Orchid giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Sea Capture contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Japonica, Lavender, and Pastel Green split by 90° on the color wheel. #61bddc 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. Sea Capture tetradic combo consists of warm red complementary color (#db8061) and two others. The Orchid is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Pastel Green – 120° from the complementary Japonica. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #db61bc and #61db7f.
In a RGB color space, hex #61bddc is made of 19% red, 37% green and 43% blue. In a HSL mode Sea Capture has a hue angle of 195.12°, a saturation of 63.73% and a lightness of 62.16%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #61bddc is made of 48.23% cyan, 12.15% magenta, 0% yellow and 13.73% black ink.
| HEX | #61bddc |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(97,189,220) |
| RGB Percentage | 19%, 37%, 43% |
| CMYK | 48.23, 12.15, 0, 13.73 |
| HSL | hsl(195.12,63.73%,62.16%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(195.12,55.91%,86.27%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(72.2979,-18.6781,-23.8591) |
| XYZ | xyz(36.0456,44.1039,74.3232) |