Solution is pale, cool-toned shade of warm cyan. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with mid red, cool yellow or cool magenta
| Inverse Color | #885454 |
| Complementary Color | #a77 |
| Color Shade: | warm cyan (180° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 56.86% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Solution Color. The Tranquil Seashore color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a green cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Powder Mill (#9cb3b5) for more calm effect. Try Tort as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#a77 is the best complementary color to Solution. Mid red shades generally complement the warm cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #77abab complementary color is White, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of green cyan, warm cyan, and blue cyan colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Gulf Stream are #77aa91 and #7790aa. Thus found on the left and right of #77abab on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Bay Leaf and Bermuda Gray colors as they work well with Solution.
The split-complementary Solution palette consists of #aa9177 and #aa7791 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#a77). Try Sandrift and Bouquet colors in combination with #77abab, 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 #77abab 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 Solution. Thus White and White giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Solution contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary White, Lavender Purple, and Green Smoke split by 90° on the color wheel. #77abab square combo is a palette of warm cyan, warm blue, mid red and cool yellow shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Solution tetradic combo consists of mid red complementary color (#a77) and two others. The White is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and White – 120° from the complementary White. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #a7a and #7a7.
In a RGB color space, hex #77abab is made of 26% red, 37% green and 37% blue. In a HSL mode Solution has a hue angle of 180°, a saturation of 23.64% and a lightness of 56.86%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #77abab is made of 20.39% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 32.94% black ink.
| HEX | #77abab |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(119,171,171) |
| RGB Percentage | 26%, 37%, 37% |
| CMYK | 20.39, 0, 0, 32.94 |
| HSL | hsl(180,23.64%,56.86%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(180,30.41%,67.06%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(66.5108,-17.0377,-5.5122) |
| XYZ | xyz(29.5213,35.988,43.9185) |