Sea Glass is pale, cool-toned shade of warm cyan. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with cool red, cool yellow or cool magenta
| Inverse Color | #503e40 |
| Complementary Color | #c1afb0 |
| Color Shade: | warm cyan (173.33° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 72.16% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Sea Glass Color. The Misty color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a green cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Manhattan Mist (#cccfcf) for more calm effect. Try Treetop as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#c1afb0 is the best complementary color to Sea Glass. 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 #afc1bf complementary color is Pink Swan, 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 Tower Gray are #afc1b6 and #afbac1. Thus found on the left and right of #afc1bf on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Powder Ash and Tower Gray colors as they work well with Sea Glass.
The split-complementary Sea Glass palette consists of #c1b6af and #c1afba colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#c1afb0). Try Tea and Pink Swan colors in combination with #afc1bf, 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 #afc1bf 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 Glass. Thus Ash and Chatelle giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Sea Glass contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Pink Swan, Chatelle, and Green Spring split by 90° on the color wheel. #afc1bf 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 Glass tetradic combo consists of cool red complementary color (#c1afb0) and two others. The Chatelle is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Green Spring – 120° from the complementary Pink Swan. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #bfafc1 and #b1c1af.
In a RGB color space, hex #afc1bf is made of 31% red, 35% green and 34% blue. In a HSL mode Sea Glass has a hue angle of 173.33°, a saturation of 12.68% and a lightness of 72.16%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #afc1bf is made of 7.06% cyan, 0% magenta, 0.79% yellow and 24.31% black ink.
| HEX | #afc1bf |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(175,193,191) |
| RGB Percentage | 31%, 35%, 34% |
| CMYK | 7.06, 0, 0.79, 24.31 |
| HSL | hsl(173.33,12.68%,72.16%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(173.33,9.33%,75.69%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(76.6884,-6.5204,-1.1024) |
| XYZ | xyz(46.1531,51.0155,56.7047) |