Gumbo Color

#718f8a

Gumbo is pale, cool-toned shade of warm cyan. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with cool red, cool yellow or cool magenta

Inverse Color #8e7075
Complementary Color #8f7176
Color Shade: warm cyan (170° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 50.2% (better contrasting with white)
Gumbo Color Sample
Gumbo Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #718f8a

If you're looking for a similar warm cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Gumbo Color. The Pirate Silver color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a green cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Lake Water (#86aba5) for more energetic effect. Try Trade Secret as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#8f7176 is the best complementary color to Gumbo. 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 #718f8a complementary color is Opium, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of cool green, warm cyan, and cool cyan colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Juniper are #718f7a and #71858f. Thus found on the left and right of #718f8a on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Laurel and Slate Gray colors as they work well with Gumbo.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Gumbo palette consists of #8f7a71 and #8f7184 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#8f7176). Try Almond Frost and Mountbatten Pink colors in combination with #718f8a, 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 #718f8a 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 Gumbo. Thus Granite Green and Mobster giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Gumbo contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Opium, Rum, and Battleship Gray split by 90° on the color wheel. #718f8a square combo is a palette of warm cyan, warm blue, cool red and cool yellow 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. Gumbo tetradic combo consists of cool red complementary color (#8f7176) and two others. The Mobster is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Laurel – 120° from the complementary Opium. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #8a718f and #768f71.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #718f8a is made of 29% red, 36% green and 35% blue. In a HSL mode Gumbo has a hue angle of 170°, a saturation of 11.81% and a lightness of 50.2%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #718f8a is made of 11.77% cyan, 0% magenta, 1.96% yellow and 43.92% black ink.

HEX #718f8a
RGB Decimal rgb(113,143,138)
RGB Percentage 29%, 36%, 35%
CMYK 11.77, 0, 1.96, 43.92
HSL hsl(170,11.81%,50.2%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(170,20.98%,56.08%)
CIE-LAB lab(57.0663,-11.6178,-0.8271)
XYZ xyz(21.22,24.9906,27.75)
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