Spindrift is calm, warm-toned shade of green cyan. It is better contrasting with black. This color combines beautifully with red magenta, mid yellow or violet
| Inverse Color | #8c0329 |
| Complementary Color | #fc7298 |
| Color Shade: | green cyan (163.36° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 71.96% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar green cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Spindrift Color. The Rare Wind color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a cool green bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Freezy Wind (#99ffdd) for more energetic effect. Try A State of Mint as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#fc7298 is the best complementary color to Spindrift. Red magenta shades generally complement the green cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #73fcd6 complementary color is Tickle Me Pink, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of mid green, green cyan, and mid cyan colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Aquamarine are #72fc91 and #72ddfc. Thus found on the left and right of #73fcd6 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Screamin' Green and Malibu colors as they work well with Spindrift.
The split-complementary Spindrift palette consists of #fc9172 and #fc72dd colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#fc7298). Try Salmon and Blush Pink colors in combination with #73fcd6, 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 #73fcd6 offers a combination of orange and violet shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Spindrift. Thus Goldenrod and Heliotrope giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Spindrift contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Tickle Me Pink, Heliotrope, and Honeysuckle split by 90° on the color wheel. #73fcd6 square combo is a palette of green cyan, mid blue, red magenta and mid yellow shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Spindrift tetradic combo consists of red magenta complementary color (#fc7298) and two others. The Heliotrope is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Mint Green – 120° from the complementary Tickle Me Pink. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #d672fc and #98fc72.
In a RGB color space, hex #73fcd6 is made of 20% red, 43% green and 37% blue. In a HSL mode Spindrift has a hue angle of 163.36°, a saturation of 95.8% and a lightness of 71.96%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #73fcd6 is made of 53.72% cyan, 0% magenta, 14.9% yellow and 1.18% black ink.
| HEX | #73fcd6 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(115,252,214) |
| RGB Percentage | 20%, 43%, 37% |
| CMYK | 53.72, 0, 14.9, 1.18 |
| HSL | hsl(163.36,95.8%,71.96%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(163.36,54.37%,98.82%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(90.8349,-46.3331,6.9037) |
| XYZ | xyz(54.0182,78.1207,75.8501) |