Stormy 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 | #917f7d |
| Complementary Color | #82706e |
| Color Shade: | mid cyan (186° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 47.06% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Stormy Sea Color. The Whale Grey color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a warm cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Silver Snippet (#8e9090) for more calm effect. Try Shaded Hammock as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#82706e is the best complementary color to Stormy 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 #6e8082 complementary color is Americano, 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 Sirocco are #6e8279 and #6e7682. Thus found on the left and right of #6e8082 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Blue Smoke and Pale Sky colors as they work well with Stormy Sea.
The split-complementary Stormy Sea palette consists of #82796e and #826e75 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#82706e). Try Makara and Empress colors in combination with #6e8082, 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 #6e8082 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 Stormy Sea. Thus Bandicoot and Fedora giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Stormy Sea contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Americano, Mobster, and Camouflage Green split by 90° on the color wheel. #6e8082 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. Stormy Sea tetradic combo consists of mid red complementary color (#82706e) and two others. The Fedora is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Xanadu – 120° from the complementary Americano. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #826e80 and #6e8270.
In a RGB color space, hex #6e8082 is made of 30% red, 35% green and 35% blue. In a HSL mode Stormy Sea has a hue angle of 186°, a saturation of 8.33% and a lightness of 47.06%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #6e8082 is made of 7.84% cyan, 0.78% magenta, 0% yellow and 49.02% black ink.
| HEX | #6e8082 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(110,128,130) |
| RGB Percentage | 30%, 35%, 35% |
| CMYK | 7.84, 0.78, 0, 49.02 |
| HSL | hsl(186,8.33%,47.06%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(186,15.38%,50.98%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(52.2475,-6.0904,-3.2989) |
| XYZ | xyz(18.1788,20.365,24.0918) |