Sealegs 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 | #947474 |
| Complementary Color | #8b6a6a |
| Color Shade: | warm cyan (180° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 48.24% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Sealegs Color. The Evening Emerald color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a green cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Steel Pan Mallet (#71a6a1) for more energetic effect. Try Riverway as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#8b6a6a is the best complementary color to Sealegs. 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 #6b8b8b 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 #6a8b7a and #6a7a8b. Thus found on the left and right of #6b8b8b on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Viridian Green and Slate Gray colors as they work well with Sealegs.
The split-complementary Sealegs palette consists of #8b7a6a and #8b6a7a colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#8b6a6a). Try Makara and Falcon colors in combination with #6b8b8b, 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 #6b8b8b 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 Sealegs. Thus Avocado and Strikemaster giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Sealegs contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Opium, Rum, and Camouflage Green split by 90° on the color wheel. #6b8b8b 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. Sealegs tetradic combo consists of mid red complementary color (#8b6a6a) 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 #8b6a8b and #6a8b6a.
In a RGB color space, hex #6b8b8b is made of 28% red, 36% green and 36% blue. In a HSL mode Sealegs has a hue angle of 180°, a saturation of 13.01% and a lightness of 48.24%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #6b8b8b is made of 12.55% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 45.49% black ink.
| HEX | #6b8b8b |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(107,139,139) |
| RGB Percentage | 28%, 36%, 36% |
| CMYK | 12.55, 0, 0, 45.49 |
| HSL | hsl(180,13.01%,48.24%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(180,23.02%,54.51%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(55.5381,-11.1757,-3.6924) |
| XYZ | xyz(19.9562,23.4551,27.9016) |