Tasmanian Sea is pale, cool-toned shade of warm cyan. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with mid red, yellow green or cool magenta
| Inverse Color | #9a7575 |
| Complementary Color | #8a6565 |
| Color Shade: | warm cyan (180° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 46.86% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Tasmanian Sea Color. The Steel Pan Mallet color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a green cyan bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Juniper Berries (#547174) for more energetic effect. Try Riverway as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#8a6565 is the best complementary color to Tasmanian Sea. Mid red shades generally complement the warm cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #658a8a complementary color is Opium, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of cool green, warm cyan, and blue cyan colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Juniper are #658a77 and #65778a. Thus found on the left and right of #658a8a on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Viridian Green and Slate Gray colors as they work well with Tasmanian Sea.
The split-complementary Tasmanian Sea palette consists of #8a7765 and #8a6577 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#8a6565). Try Cement and Falcon colors in combination with #658a8a, 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 #658a8a 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 Tasmanian Sea. Thus Avocado and Strikemaster giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Tasmanian Sea contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Opium, Rum, and Camouflage Green split by 90° on the color wheel. #658a8a square combo is a palette of warm cyan, warm blue, mid red and yellow green shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Tasmanian Sea tetradic combo consists of mid red complementary color (#8a6565) and two others. The Strikemaster is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Glade Green – 120° from the complementary Opium. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #8a658a and #658a65.
In a RGB color space, hex #658a8a is made of 27% red, 37% green and 37% blue. In a HSL mode Tasmanian Sea has a hue angle of 180°, a saturation of 15.48% and a lightness of 46.86%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #658a8a is made of 14.51% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 45.88% black ink.
| HEX | #658a8a |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(101,138,138) |
| RGB Percentage | 27%, 37%, 37% |
| CMYK | 14.51, 0, 0, 45.88 |
| HSL | hsl(180,15.48%,46.86%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(180,26.81%,54.12%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(54.8436,-12.7876,-4.182) |
| XYZ | xyz(19.0428,22.7786,27.4378) |