Life at Sea 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 | #503623 |
| Complementary Color | #dcc2af |
| Color Shade: | cool cyan (205.33° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 77.45% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Life at Sea Color. The Northern Sky 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 soft alternative called Dockside (#95aed0) for more calm effect. Try Mini Bay as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#dcc2af is the best complementary color to Life at Sea. 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 #afc9dc complementary color is Akaroa, 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 Pigeon Post are #afdcd8 and #afb2dc. Thus found on the left and right of #afc9dc on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Aqua Island and Pigeon Post colors as they work well with Life at Sea.
The split-complementary Life at Sea palette consists of #dcd8af and #dcafb2 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#dcc2af). Try Grain Brown and Blossom colors in combination with #afc9dc, 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 #afc9dc 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 Life at Sea. Thus Sprout and Blossom giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Life at Sea contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Akaroa, Light Wisteria, and Moss Green split by 90° on the color wheel. #afc9dc 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. Life at Sea tetradic combo consists of warm red complementary color (#dcc2af) and two others. The Blossom is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Fringy Flower – 120° from the complementary Akaroa. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #dcafc9 and #afdcc2.
In a RGB color space, hex #afc9dc is made of 29% red, 34% green and 37% blue. In a HSL mode Life at Sea has a hue angle of 205.33°, a saturation of 39.13% and a lightness of 77.45%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #afc9dc is made of 17.64% cyan, 7.45% magenta, 0% yellow and 13.73% black ink.
| HEX | #afc9dc |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(175,201,220) |
| RGB Percentage | 29%, 34%, 37% |
| CMYK | 17.64, 7.45, 0, 13.73 |
| HSL | hsl(205.33,39.13%,77.45%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(205.33,20.45%,86.27%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(79.6449,-4.6804,-12.3632) |
| XYZ | xyz(51.4841,56.0546,75.8163) |