Aqua 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 | #945551 |
| Complementary Color | #ae6f6b |
| Color Shade: | mid cyan (183.58° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 55.1% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Aqua Sea Color. The Teal Trinket 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 saturated alternative called Starflower Blue (#4e9ab0) for more energetic effect. Try Cabana Blue as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#ae6f6b is the best complementary color to Aqua 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 #6baaae 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 #6bae90 and #6b88ae. Thus found on the left and right of #6baaae on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Silver Tree and Bermuda Gray colors as they work well with Aqua Sea.
The split-complementary Aqua Sea palette consists of #ae906b and #ae6b88 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#ae6f6b). Try Sandal and Turkish Rose colors in combination with #6baaae, 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 #6baaae 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 Aqua Sea. Thus Green Smoke and Bouquet giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Aqua Sea contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Coral Tree, Wisteria, and Chelsea Cucumber split by 90° on the color wheel. #6baaae 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. Aqua Sea tetradic combo consists of mid red complementary color (#ae6f6b) and two others. The Bouquet is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Aqua Forest – 120° from the complementary Coral Tree. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #ae6baa and #6bae6f.
In a RGB color space, hex #6baaae is made of 24% red, 38% green and 39% blue. In a HSL mode Aqua Sea has a hue angle of 183.58°, a saturation of 29.26% and a lightness of 55.1%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #6baaae is made of 26.28% cyan, 1.57% magenta, 0% yellow and 31.76% black ink.
| HEX | #6baaae |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(107,170,174) |
| RGB Percentage | 24%, 38%, 39% |
| CMYK | 26.28, 1.57, 0, 31.76 |
| HSL | hsl(183.58,29.26%,55.1%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(183.58,38.51%,68.24%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(65.6951,-19.1323,-8.4596) |
| XYZ | xyz(28.0781,34.9312,45.3069) |