Sea Wind 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 | #53352a |
| Complementary Color | #d5b7ab |
| Color Shade: | cool cyan (196.1° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 75.49% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Sea Wind Color. The Dove Tail color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid cyan bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Batch Blue (#87b2c9) for more energetic effect. Try Half Baked as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#d5b7ab is the best complementary color to Sea Wind. 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 #accad5 complementary color is Clam Shell, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of warm cyan, cool cyan, and cool blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Casper are #abd5cb and #abb5d5. Thus found on the left and right of #accad5 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Sinbad and Pigeon Post colors as they work well with Sea Wind.
The split-complementary Sea Wind palette consists of #d5cbab and #d5abb5 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#d5b7ab). Try Akaroa and Blossom colors in combination with #accad5, 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 #accad5 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 Sea Wind. Thus Green Mist and Blossom giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Sea Wind contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Clam Shell, Light Wisteria, and Sprout split by 90° on the color wheel. #accad5 square combo is a palette of cool cyan, cool magenta, warm red and warm green shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Sea Wind tetradic combo consists of warm red complementary color (#d5b7ab) and two others. The Blossom is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Gum Leaf – 120° from the complementary Clam Shell. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #d5abc9 and #abd5b7.
In a RGB color space, hex #accad5 is made of 29% red, 34% green and 36% blue. In a HSL mode Sea Wind has a hue angle of 196.1°, a saturation of 32.8% and a lightness of 75.49%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #accad5 is made of 16.08% cyan, 4.31% magenta, 0% yellow and 16.47% black ink.
| HEX | #accad5 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(172,202,213) |
| RGB Percentage | 29%, 34%, 36% |
| CMYK | 16.08, 4.31, 0, 16.47 |
| HSL | hsl(196.1,32.8%,75.49%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(196.1,19.25%,83.53%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(79.5089,-7.6617,-8.8279) |
| XYZ | xyz(50.144,55.8158,71.0814) |