Summer Sea is pale, cool-toned shade of mid cyan. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with mid red, yellow green or mid magenta
| Inverse Color | #99564e |
| Complementary Color | #b16d66 |
| Color Shade: | mid cyan (186.4° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 54.71% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Summer Sea Color. The Manitou Blue color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a warm cyan bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Coastal Calm (#538f94) for more calm effect. Try Half Baked as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#b16d66 is the best complementary color to Summer 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 #66a9b1 complementary color is Coral Tree, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of green cyan, mid cyan, and blue cyan colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Tradewind are #66b193 and #6683b1. Thus found on the left and right of #66a9b1 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Silver Tree and Ship Cove colors as they work well with Summer Sea.
The split-complementary Summer Sea palette consists of #b19366 and #b16683 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#b16d66). Try Teak and Tapestry colors in combination with #66a9b1, 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 #66a9b1 offers a combination of mid yellow and mid magenta shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Summer Sea. Thus Green Smoke and Tapestry giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Summer Sea contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Coral Tree, Wisteria, and Chelsea Cucumber split by 90° on the color wheel. #66a9b1 square combo is a palette of mid cyan, violet, 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. Summer Sea tetradic combo consists of mid red complementary color (#b16d66) and two others. The Tapestry is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Fern – 120° from the complementary Coral Tree. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #b166a9 and #66b16e.
In a RGB color space, hex #66a9b1 is made of 23% red, 38% green and 40% blue. In a HSL mode Summer Sea has a hue angle of 186.4°, a saturation of 32.47% and a lightness of 54.71%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #66a9b1 is made of 29.41% cyan, 3.14% magenta, 0% yellow and 30.59% black ink.
| HEX | #66a9b1 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(102,169,177) |
| RGB Percentage | 23%, 38%, 40% |
| CMYK | 29.41, 3.14, 0, 30.59 |
| HSL | hsl(186.4,32.47%,54.71%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(186.4,42.37%,69.41%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(65.2592,-19.1412,-10.807) |
| XYZ | xyz(27.6033,34.375,46.7752) |