Gulf Harbour is pale, cool-toned shade of mid cyan. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with mid red, yellow green or mid magenta
| Inverse Color | #dda19b |
| Complementary Color | #642722 |
| Color Shade: | mid cyan (185.45° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 26.27% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Gulf Harbour Color. The Blue Dianne color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a warm cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Tlāloc Blue (#316f82) for more calm effect. Try Blue Hill as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#642722 is the best complementary color to Gulf Harbour. Mid red shades generally complement the mid cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #225e64 complementary color is Irish Coffee, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of green cyan, mid cyan, and blue cyan colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Blue Dianne are #226449 and #223d64. Thus found on the left and right of #225e64 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Green Pea and Cello colors as they work well with Gulf Harbour.
The split-complementary Gulf Harbour palette consists of #644822 and #64223d colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#642722). Try Dallas and Tawny Port colors in combination with #225e64, 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 #225e64 offers a combination of mid yellow and mid magenta shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Gulf Harbour. Thus Fern Frond and Tawny Port giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Gulf Harbour contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Irish Coffee, Grape, and Fern Frond split by 90° on the color wheel. #225e64 square combo is a palette of mid cyan, violet, mid red and yellow green shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Gulf Harbour tetradic combo consists of mid red complementary color (#642722) and two others. The Tawny Port is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Green Pea – 120° from the complementary Irish Coffee. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #64225d and #226428.
In a RGB color space, hex #225e64 is made of 15% red, 41% green and 44% blue. In a HSL mode Gulf Harbour has a hue angle of 185.45°, a saturation of 49.25% and a lightness of 26.27%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #225e64 is made of 25.89% cyan, 2.36% magenta, 0% yellow and 60.78% black ink.
| HEX | #225e64 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(34,94,100) |
| RGB Percentage | 15%, 41%, 44% |
| CMYK | 25.89, 2.36, 0, 60.78 |
| HSL | hsl(185.45,49.25%,26.27%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(185.45,66%,39.22%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(36.4907,-17.0433,-9.1737) |
| XYZ | xyz(6.9626,9.2656,13.4781) |