Sea of Tranquility Color

#81d1da

Sea of Tranquility 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 #7e2e25
Complementary Color #da8a81
Color Shade: mid cyan (186.07° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 68.04% (better contrasting with white)
Sea of Tranquility Color Sample
Sea of Tranquility Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #81d1da

If you're looking for a similar mid cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Sea of Tranquility Color. The Blue Brocade color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a warm cyan bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Sea Capture (#61bddc) for more energetic effect. Try Bluebrite as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#da8a81 is the best complementary color to Sea of Tranquility. 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 #81d1da complementary color is New York Pink, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of green cyan, mid cyan, and blue cyan colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Bermuda are #81dab6 and #81a4da. Thus found on the left and right of #81d1da on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Bermuda and Chetwode Blue colors as they work well with Sea of Tranquility.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Sea of Tranquility palette consists of #dab681 and #da81a4 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#da8a81). Try Tumbleweed and Charm colors in combination with #81d1da, 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 #81d1da 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 Sea of Tranquility. Thus Yellow Green and Orchid giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Sea of Tranquility contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary New York Pink, Lavender, and Feijoa split by 90° on the color wheel. #81d1da square combo is a palette of mid cyan, violet, mid red and yellow 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. Sea of Tranquility tetradic combo consists of mid red complementary color (#da8a81) and two others. The Orchid is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Pastel Green – 120° from the complementary New York Pink. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #da81d1 and #81da8a.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #81d1da is made of 23% red, 38% green and 39% blue. In a HSL mode Sea of Tranquility has a hue angle of 186.07°, a saturation of 54.6% and a lightness of 68.04%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #81d1da is made of 34.9% cyan, 3.53% magenta, 0% yellow and 14.51% black ink.

HEX #81d1da
RGB Decimal rgb(129,209,218)
RGB Percentage 23%, 38%, 39%
CMYK 34.9, 3.53, 0, 14.51
HSL hsl(186.07,54.6%,68.04%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(186.07,40.83%,85.49%)
CIE-LAB lab(79.231,-22.2041,-12.1739)
XYZ xyz(44.5086,55.33,74.6636)
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