Sea Foam is pale, cool-toned shade of warm cyan. It is better contrasting with black. This color combines beautifully with cool red, cool yellow or cool magenta
| Inverse Color | #781f30 |
| Complementary Color | #df8797 |
| Color Shade: | warm cyan (168.54° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 70.39% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar warm cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Sea Foam Color. The Everest color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a green cyan bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Ocean in a Bowl (#68dfbb) for more energetic effect. Try Ice Crystal Blue as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#df8797 is the best complementary color to Sea Foam. Cool red shades generally complement the warm cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #87e0cf complementary color is Petite Orchid, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of cool green, warm cyan, and cool cyan colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Riptide are #87dfa2 and #87c4df. Thus found on the left and right of #87e0cf on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Algae Green and Cornflower colors as they work well with Sea Foam.
The split-complementary Sea Foam palette consists of #dfa287 and #df87c4 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#df8797). Try Tumbleweed and Shocking colors in combination with #87e0cf, 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 #87e0cf offers a combination of warm yellow and cool magenta shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Sea Foam. Thus Zombie and Lavender giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Sea Foam contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Petite Orchid, Lavender, and Yellow Green split by 90° on the color wheel. #87e0cf square combo is a palette of warm cyan, warm blue, cool red and cool yellow shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Sea Foam tetradic combo consists of cool red complementary color (#df8797) and two others. The Lavender is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Feijoa – 120° from the complementary Petite Orchid. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #cf87df and #97df87.
In a RGB color space, hex #87e0cf is made of 24% red, 40% green and 37% blue. In a HSL mode Sea Foam has a hue angle of 168.54°, a saturation of 58.94% and a lightness of 70.39%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #87e0cf is made of 34.9% cyan, 0% magenta, 6.66% yellow and 12.16% black ink.
| HEX | #87e0cf |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(135,224,207) |
| RGB Percentage | 24%, 40%, 37% |
| CMYK | 34.9, 0, 6.66, 12.16 |
| HSL | hsl(168.54,58.94%,70.39%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(168.54,39.73%,87.84%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(83.4251,-30.6339,-0.083) |
| XYZ | xyz(47.9098,62.9672,68.6603) |