Light Sea Spray Color

#abd6de

Light Sea Spray is pale, cool-toned shade of mid cyan. It is better contrasting with black. This color combines beautifully with mid red, yellow green or mid magenta

Inverse Color #542921
Complementary Color #deb2aa
Color Shade: mid cyan (189.41° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 77.06% (better contrasting with black)
Light Sea Spray Color Sample
Light Sea Spray Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #abd6de

If you're looking for a similar mid cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Light Sea Spray Color. The Diamond Blue color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a warm cyan bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Mountain Lake Blue (#85d4d4) for more energetic effect. Try Ocean Breeze as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#deb2aa is the best complementary color to Light Sea Spray. 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 #abd6de complementary color is Cameo, 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 Aqua Island are #aadecc and #aabcde. Thus found on the left and right of #abd6de on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Aqua Island and Pigeon Post colors as they work well with Light Sea Spray.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Light Sea Spray palette consists of #deccaa and #deaabc colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#deb2aa). Try Sapling and Blossom colors in combination with #abd6de, 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 #abd6de 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 Light Sea Spray. Thus Sapling and Light Orchid giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Light Sea Spray contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Cameo, Light Wisteria, and Moss Green split by 90° on the color wheel. #abd6de 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. Light Sea Spray tetradic combo consists of mid red complementary color (#deb2aa) and two others. The Light Orchid is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Moss Green – 120° from the complementary Cameo. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #deaad6 and #aadeb2.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #abd6de is made of 28% red, 35% green and 37% blue. In a HSL mode Light Sea Spray has a hue angle of 189.41°, a saturation of 43.59% and a lightness of 77.06%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #abd6de is made of 20% cyan, 3.14% magenta, 0% yellow and 12.94% black ink.

HEX #abd6de
RGB Decimal rgb(171,214,222)
RGB Percentage 28%, 35%, 37%
CMYK 20, 3.14, 0, 12.94
HSL hsl(189.41,43.59%,77.06%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(189.41,22.97%,87.06%)
CIE-LAB lab(82.9267,-12.2261,-8.5678)
XYZ xyz(54.026,62.025,78.2318)
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