Grand Rapids Color

#38707e

Grand Rapids 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 #c78f81
Complementary Color #7e4638
Color Shade: mid cyan (192° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 35.69% (better contrasting with white)
Grand Rapids Color Sample
Grand Rapids Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #38707e

If you're looking for a similar mid cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Grand Rapids Color. The Sea Challenge color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a warm cyan bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Frozen Stream (#30555d) for more calm effect. Try Chathams Blue as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#7e4638 is the best complementary color to Grand Rapids. 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 #38707e complementary color is Ironstone, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of green cyan, mid cyan, and blue cyan colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Ming are #387e69 and #384c7e. Thus found on the left and right of #38707e on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Viridian and Chambray colors as they work well with Grand Rapids.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Grand Rapids palette consists of #7e6938 and #7e384c colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#7e4638). Try Yellow Metal and Solid Pink colors in combination with #38707e, as they are not as contrasting as a complementary color, hence, giving more hue variety to make your design stand out.

Triadic Palette

The triadic palette of #38707e 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 Grand Rapids. Thus Pesto and Cosmic giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Grand Rapids contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Ironstone, Eminence, and Fern Green split by 90° on the color wheel. #38707e square combo is a palette of mid cyan, violet, mid red and yellow green shades that work together well.

Tetradic Palette

The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Grand Rapids tetradic combo consists of mid red complementary color (#7e4638) and two others. The Cosmic is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Goblin – 120° from the complementary Ironstone. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #7e386f and #387e45.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #38707e is made of 19% red, 38% green and 43% blue. In a HSL mode Grand Rapids has a hue angle of 192°, a saturation of 38.46% and a lightness of 35.69%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #38707e is made of 27.45% cyan, 5.49% magenta, 0% yellow and 50.59% black ink.

HEX #38707e
RGB Decimal rgb(56,112,126)
RGB Percentage 19%, 38%, 43%
CMYK 27.45, 5.49, 0, 50.59
HSL hsl(192,38.46%,35.69%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(192,55.56%,49.41%)
CIE-LAB lab(44.1402,-14.1611,-13.3817)
XYZ xyz(11.191,13.9355,21.8386)
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