Serene Sea is pale, cool-toned shade of cool cyan. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with warm red, warm green or warm magenta
| Inverse Color | #87583c |
| Complementary Color | #c39378 |
| Color Shade: | cool cyan (202.4° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 61.76% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Serene Sea Color. The Rackley color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Blue Glint (#92c6d7) for more energetic effect. Try Aquatic as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#c39378 is the best complementary color to Serene Sea. Warm red shades generally complement the cool cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #78a7c3 complementary color is Old Rose, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of warm cyan, cool cyan, and cool blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Glacier are #78c3b9 and #7881c3. Thus found on the left and right of #78a7c3 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Neptune and Ship Cove colors as they work well with Serene Sea.
The split-complementary Serene Sea palette consists of #c3b978 and #c37881 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#c39378). Try Gimblet and Old Rose colors in combination with #78a7c3, 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 #78a7c3 offers a combination of cool yellow and warm magenta shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Serene Sea. Thus Olivine and Viola giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Serene Sea contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Old Rose, East Side, and De York split by 90° on the color wheel. #78a7c3 square combo is a palette of cool cyan, cool magenta, warm red and warm green shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Serene Sea tetradic combo consists of warm red complementary color (#c39378) and two others. The Viola is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and De York – 120° from the complementary Old Rose. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #c378a7 and #78c393.
In a RGB color space, hex #78a7c3 is made of 25% red, 35% green and 40% blue. In a HSL mode Serene Sea has a hue angle of 202.4°, a saturation of 38.46% and a lightness of 61.76%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #78a7c3 is made of 29.41% cyan, 10.98% magenta, 0% yellow and 23.53% black ink.
| HEX | #78a7c3 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(120,167,195) |
| RGB Percentage | 25%, 35%, 40% |
| CMYK | 29.41, 10.98, 0, 23.53 |
| HSL | hsl(202.4,38.46%,61.76%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(202.4,38.46%,76.47%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(66.1905,-8.5676,-19.3299) |
| XYZ | xyz(31.4148,35.5706,56.8398) |