Sea Color
Sea is a cyan color with hex code #3C9992. This page covers its meaning, all color values, harmonies, colors that go with sea, shades, tints, similar colors, CSS examples, FAQs, and WCAG contrast ratios.
Sea Color Values
What Does Sea Mean?
Sea belongs to the cyan family of colors. The cyan family covers turquoise, teal, and aqua: blue calmed down with a little green mixed in. Travel sites, spas, and healthcare brands camp here because these hues read as fresh and clean without turning clinical. Sea sits at a mid-lightness, which keeps it readable on both white and black without much fuss.
In the ISCC-NBS color naming system, Sea is classified as a green (nearest centroid: vivid bluish green, #008882).
Color Harmonies
Complementary
Analogous
Triadic
Colors That Go With Sea
Sea and #9A3C44 are complements, parked opposite each other on the wheel. Together they hit maximum contrast, so a rough 70/30 split keeps the pairing from shouting.
Analogous neighbors — #3C9A63 and #3C739A, which sit beside sea on the wheel. Pairings like this feel calm and settled, which suits backgrounds and gradients.
For an energetic three-color palette, pair sea with triadic partners #923C9A and #9A923C. All three sit evenly spaced around the wheel, so the scheme stays lively without clashing.
Build and test these combinations in our Color Wheel Tool or check text readability with the Contrast Checker.
Tints and Shades
Tints (lighter)
Shades (darker)
Similar Colors
- Lochinvar —
#2C8C84(Delta E 5) - Dusty Teal —
#4C9085(Delta E 6) - Greenish Blue —
#0B8B87(Delta E 7) - DarkCyan —
#008B8B(Delta E 7) - Breaker Bay —
#5DA19F(Delta E 8)
CSS Examples
.text { color: #3C9992; }
.background { background-color: #3C9992; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3C9992; }
.shadow { box-shadow: 0 4px 6px #3C999240; }WCAG Contrast
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the hex code for sea?
Sea has the hex code #3C9992. In RGB notation it is rgb(60, 153, 146), in HSL it is hsl(175, 44%, 42%), and its OKLCH value is 0.626, 0.088, 188.3.
What does the color sea mean?
Cyan-family colors like sea carry distinct psychological associations. Sea belongs to the cyan family of colors. The cyan family covers turquoise, teal, and aqua: blue calmed down with a little green mixed in. Travel sites, spas, and healthcare brands camp here because these hues read as fresh and clean without turning clinical. Sea sits at a mid-lightness, which keeps it readable on both white and black without much fuss.
What colors go with sea?
Sea has three easy routes: its complement #9A3C44 for punch, its neighbors #3C9A63 and #3C739A for something calmer, or triadic partners #923C9A and #9A923C when you want energy.
Is sea a standard web color?
No — Sea is not a CSS keyword. Use its hex value #3C9992 or any RGB/HSL equivalent in your stylesheets.
How do I make sea lighter or darker?
To lighten sea, add white to create tints; to darken it, add black to create shades. The tints and shades table above shows five computed steps of each, from #DAF1EF (lightest tint) to #0A1A18 (darkest shade).
About Sea
Sea is classified as a Green in the ISCC-NBS color naming system, within the Cyan hue family. It has The color is recognized by XKCD, meodai.
Use our Color Converter to convert #3C9992 to any other color format, or explore the Color Wheel to find harmonious color combinations.