Seaborne Color

#7aa5c9

Seaborne 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 #855a36
Complementary Color #c99d79
Color Shade: cool cyan (207.34° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 63.33% (better contrasting with white)
Seaborne Color Sample
Seaborne Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #7aa5c9

If you're looking for a similar cool cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Seaborne Color. The Sky Bus color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a mid cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Reef Blue (#93bdcf) for more calm effect. Try Madras Blue as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#c99d79 is the best complementary color to Seaborne. 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 #7aa5c9 complementary color is Antique Brass, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

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 #79c9c5 and #797dc9. Thus found on the left and right of #7aa5c9 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Monte Carlo and Blue Marguerite colors as they work well with Seaborne.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Seaborne palette consists of #c9c579 and #c9797d colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#c99d79). Try Wild Willow and Contessa colors in combination with #7aa5c9, as they are not as contrasting as a complementary color, hence, giving more hue variety to make your design stand out.

Triadic Palette

The triadic palette of #7aa5c9 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 Seaborne. Thus Wild Willow and Puce giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Seaborne contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Antique Brass, East Side, and De York split by 90° on the color wheel. #7aa5c9 square combo is a palette of cool cyan, cool magenta, warm red and warm green shades that work together well.

Tetradic Palette

The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Seaborne tetradic combo consists of warm red complementary color (#c99d79) and two others. The Puce is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and De York – 120° from the complementary Antique Brass. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #c979a4 and #79c99d.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #7aa5c9 is made of 25% red, 34% green and 41% blue. In a HSL mode Seaborne has a hue angle of 207.34°, a saturation of 42.25% and a lightness of 63.33%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #7aa5c9 is made of 30.98% cyan, 14.11% magenta, 0% yellow and 21.18% black ink.

HEX #7aa5c9
RGB Decimal rgb(122,165,201)
RGB Percentage 25%, 34%, 41%
CMYK 30.98, 14.11, 0, 21.18
HSL hsl(207.34,42.25%,63.33%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(207.34,39.3%,78.82%)
CIE-LAB lab(65.9544,-5.33,-23.0108)
XYZ xyz(32.0238,35.2649,60.3773)
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