Shallow Sea is pale, cool-toned shade of mid cyan. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with warm red, yellow green or warm magenta
| Inverse Color | #65473d |
| Complementary Color | #c2a49a |
| Color Shade: | mid cyan (195° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 68.24% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Shallow Sea Color. The Relaxing Blue 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 soft alternative called Quilotoa Blue (#7f9daf) for more calm effect. Try Breathtaking View as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#c2a49a is the best complementary color to Shallow Sea. Warm red shades generally complement the mid cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #9ab8c2 complementary color is Quicksand, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of green cyan, mid cyan, and blue cyan colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Nepal are #9ac2b8 and #9aa4c2. Thus found on the left and right of #9ab8c2 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Shadow Green and Nepal colors as they work well with Shallow Sea.
The split-complementary Shallow Sea palette consists of #c2b89a and #c29aa4 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#c2a49a). Try Coral Reef and Oriental Pink colors in combination with #9ab8c2, 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 #9ab8c2 offers a combination of mid yellow and warm magenta shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Shallow Sea. Thus Swamp Green and Lily giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Shallow Sea contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Quicksand, London Hue, and Norway split by 90° on the color wheel. #9ab8c2 square combo is a palette of mid cyan, violet, warm red and yellow green shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Shallow Sea tetradic combo consists of warm red complementary color (#c2a49a) and two others. The Lily is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Summer Green – 120° from the complementary Quicksand. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #c29ab7 and #9ac2a4.
In a RGB color space, hex #9ab8c2 is made of 29% red, 35% green and 36% blue. In a HSL mode Shallow Sea has a hue angle of 195°, a saturation of 24.69% and a lightness of 68.24%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #9ab8c2 is made of 15.69% cyan, 3.92% magenta, 0% yellow and 23.92% black ink.
| HEX | #9ab8c2 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(154,184,194) |
| RGB Percentage | 29%, 35%, 36% |
| CMYK | 15.69, 3.92, 0, 23.92 |
| HSL | hsl(195,24.69%,68.24%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(195,20.62%,76.08%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(72.9222,-7.9534,-8.452) |
| XYZ | xyz(40.2045,45.046,57.6147) |