Cloudy Sea is pale, cool-toned shade of mid cyan. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with mid red, warm green or warm magenta
| Inverse Color | #965 |
| Complementary Color | #a76 |
| Color Shade: | mid cyan (195° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 53.33% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Cloudy Sea Color. The Blueberry Muffin color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a warm cyan bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Honest Blue (#5a839e) for more calm effect. Try Culinary Blue as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#a76 is the best complementary color to Cloudy Sea. Mid red shades generally complement the mid cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #69a complementary color is White, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of green cyan, mid cyan, and cool blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of White are #6a9 and #6676aa. Thus found on the left and right of #69a on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching White and Waikawa Gray colors as they work well with Cloudy Sea.
The split-complementary Cloudy Sea palette consists of #a96 and #aa6676 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#a76). Try White and Coral Tree colors in combination with #69a, 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 #69a 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 Cloudy Sea. Thus White and Tapestry giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Cloudy Sea contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary White, White, and Chelsea Cucumber split by 90° on the color wheel. #69a square combo is a palette of mid cyan, violet, mid 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. Cloudy Sea tetradic combo consists of mid red complementary color (#a76) and two others. The Tapestry is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and White – 120° from the complementary White. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #aa6698 and #6a7.
In a RGB color space, hex #6699aa is made of 24% red, 36% green and 40% blue. In a HSL mode Cloudy Sea has a hue angle of 195°, a saturation of 28.57% and a lightness of 53.33%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #6699aa is made of 26.67% cyan, 6.67% magenta, 0% yellow and 33.33% black ink.
| HEX | #6699aa |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(102,153,170) |
| RGB Percentage | 24%, 36%, 40% |
| CMYK | 26.67, 6.67, 0, 33.33 |
| HSL | hsl(195,28.57%,53.33%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(195,40%,66.67%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(60.3463,-12.4955,-14.2583) |
| XYZ | xyz(24.1264,28.5095,42.2615) |