Greek Sea is calm, cool-toned shade of blue cyan. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with orange, mid green or red magenta
| Inverse Color | #8d581e |
| Complementary Color | #e1ac71 |
| Color Shade: | blue cyan (211.35° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 66.47% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar blue cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Greek Sea Color. The Rhodes color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a cool cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Astral Spirit (#8ec2e7) for more energetic effect. Try Wasurenagusa Blue as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#e1ac71 is the best complementary color to Greek Sea. Orange shades generally complement the blue cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #72a7e1 complementary color is Harvest Gold, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of mid cyan, blue cyan, and mid blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Havelock Blue are #71dee1 and #7471e1. Thus found on the left and right of #72a7e1 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Aquamarine Blue and Medium Purple colors as they work well with Greek Sea.
The split-complementary Greek Sea palette consists of #dee171 and #e17471 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#e1ac71). Try Chenin and Sunglo colors in combination with #72a7e1, 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 #72a7e1 offers a combination of yellow green and red magenta shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Greek Sea. Thus Yellow Green and Deep Blush giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Greek Sea contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Harvest Gold, Orchid, and Pastel Green split by 90° on the color wheel. #72a7e1 square combo is a palette of blue cyan, mid magenta, orange and mid green shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Greek Sea tetradic combo consists of orange complementary color (#e1ac71) and two others. The Deep Blush is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Bermuda – 120° from the complementary Harvest Gold. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #e171a7 and #71e1ac.
In a RGB color space, hex #72a7e1 is made of 23% red, 33% green and 44% blue. In a HSL mode Greek Sea has a hue angle of 211.35°, a saturation of 64.91% and a lightness of 66.47%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #72a7e1 is made of 43.53% cyan, 22.75% magenta, 0% yellow and 11.76% black ink.
| HEX | #72a7e1 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(114,167,225) |
| RGB Percentage | 23%, 33%, 44% |
| CMYK | 43.53, 22.75, 0, 11.76 |
| HSL | hsl(211.35,64.91%,66.47%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(211.35,49.33%,88.24%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(67.0144,-1.6753,-34.6697) |
| XYZ | xyz(34.3488,36.6511,76.4982) |