Gulf Stream Color

#74b2a8

Gulf Stream 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 #8b4d57
Complementary Color #b2737d
Color Shade: warm cyan (170.32° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 57.65% (better contrasting with white)
Gulf Stream Color Sample
Gulf Stream Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #74b2a8

If you're looking for a similar warm cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Gulf Stream Color. The Artful Aqua 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 soft alternative called Lap Pool Blue (#98bbb7) for more calm effect. Try Grey Teal as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#b2737d is the best complementary color to Gulf Stream. 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 #74b2a8 complementary color is Turkish Rose, 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 Acapulco are #73b289 and #739cb2. Thus found on the left and right of #74b2a8 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Silver Tree and Ship Cove colors as they work well with Gulf Stream.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Gulf Stream palette consists of #b28973 and #b2739c colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#b2737d). Try Sandal and Bouquet colors in combination with #74b2a8, 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 #74b2a8 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 Gulf Stream. Thus Mongoose and Wisteria giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Gulf Stream contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Turkish Rose, Purple Mountain's Majesty, and Green Smoke split by 90° on the color wheel. #74b2a8 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. Gulf Stream tetradic combo consists of cool red complementary color (#b2737d) and two others. The Wisteria is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Chelsea Cucumber – 120° from the complementary Turkish Rose. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #a873b2 and #7db273.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #74b2a8 is made of 25% red, 39% green and 36% blue. In a HSL mode Gulf Stream has a hue angle of 170.32°, a saturation of 28.7% and a lightness of 57.65%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #74b2a8 is made of 24.31% cyan, 0% magenta, 3.92% yellow and 30.2% black ink.

HEX #74b2a8
RGB Decimal rgb(116,178,168)
RGB Percentage 25%, 39%, 36%
CMYK 24.31, 0, 3.92, 30.2
HSL hsl(170.32,28.7%,57.65%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(170.32,34.83%,69.8%)
CIE-LAB lab(68.3004,-22.2116,-1.2329)
XYZ xyz(30.1907,38.3809,42.8628)
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