Gulf Waters is calm, 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 | #d25940 |
| Complementary Color | #bf452d |
| Color Shade: | mid cyan (190.27° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 46.27% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Gulf Waters Color. The Stratos Blue color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a warm cyan bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Waikiki (#218ba0) for more energetic effect. Try Carol as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#bf452d is the best complementary color to Gulf Waters. 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 #2da6bf complementary color is Mojo, 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 Scooter are #2dbf8f and #2d5cbf. Thus found on the left and right of #2da6bf on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Shamrock and Cerulean Blue colors as they work well with Gulf Waters.
The split-complementary Gulf Waters palette consists of #bf8f2d and #bf2d5c colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#bf452d). Try Marigold and Hibiscus colors in combination with #2da6bf, 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 #2da6bf 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 Waters. Thus Atlantis and Medium Red Violet giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Gulf Waters contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Mojo, Purple Heart, and Apple split by 90° on the color wheel. #2da6bf 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 Waters tetradic combo consists of mid red complementary color (#bf452d) and two others. The Medium Red Violet is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Apple – 120° from the complementary Mojo. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #bf2da6 and #2dbf46.
In a RGB color space, hex #2da6bf is made of 11% red, 41% green and 48% blue. In a HSL mode Gulf Waters has a hue angle of 190.27°, a saturation of 61.86% and a lightness of 46.27%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #2da6bf is made of 57.25% cyan, 9.8% magenta, 0% yellow and 25.1% black ink.
| HEX | #2da6bf |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(45,166,191) |
| RGB Percentage | 11%, 41%, 48% |
| CMYK | 57.25, 9.8, 0, 25.1 |
| HSL | hsl(190.27,61.86%,46.27%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(190.27,76.44%,74.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(63.0042,-23.9694,-22.2097) |
| XYZ | xyz(24.1224,31.5919,54.1167) |