Soothing Sea is pale, cool-toned shade of warm cyan. It is better contrasting with black. This color combines beautifully with cool red, cool yellow or cool magenta
| Inverse Color | #3c161b |
| Complementary Color | #e8c3c7 |
| Color Shade: | warm cyan (172.11° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 83.92% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar warm cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Soothing Sea Color. The Yucca Cream color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a green cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Bone-Chilling (#e1f2f0) for more calm effect. Try Menthol Kiss as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#e8c3c7 is the best complementary color to Soothing Sea. 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 #c3e9e4 complementary color is Cavern Pink, 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 Jagged Ice are #c3e8d1 and #c3dae8. Thus found on the left and right of #c3e9e4 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Fringy Flower and Periwinkle Gray colors as they work well with Soothing Sea.
The split-complementary Soothing Sea palette consists of #e8d1c3 and #e8c3da colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#e8c3c7). Try Bone and Melanie colors in combination with #c3e9e4, 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 #c3e9e4 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 Soothing Sea. Thus Aths Special and Prelude giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Soothing Sea contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Cavern Pink, Prelude, and Beryl Green split by 90° on the color wheel. #c3e9e4 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. Soothing Sea tetradic combo consists of cool red complementary color (#e8c3c7) and two others. The Prelude is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Fringy Flower – 120° from the complementary Cavern Pink. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #e3c3e8 and #c7e8c3.
In a RGB color space, hex #c3e9e4 is made of 30% red, 36% green and 35% blue. In a HSL mode Soothing Sea has a hue angle of 172.11°, a saturation of 46.34% and a lightness of 83.92%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #c3e9e4 is made of 14.9% cyan, 0% magenta, 1.96% yellow and 8.63% black ink.
| HEX | #c3e9e4 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(195,233,228) |
| RGB Percentage | 30%, 36%, 35% |
| CMYK | 14.9, 0, 1.96, 8.63 |
| HSL | hsl(172.11,46.34%,83.92%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(172.11,16.31%,91.37%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(89.618,-13.2746,-1.6989) |
| XYZ | xyz(65.6482,75.4814,84.5081) |