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 | #7f4c51 |
| Complementary Color | #b38084 |
| Color Shade: | warm cyan (174.12° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 60.2% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Gulf Stream Color. The Pale Verdigris color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a green cyan bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Little League (#6a9a8e) for more calm effect. Try Falkland as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#b38084 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 #80b3ae complementary color is Brandy Rose, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of cool green, warm cyan, and cool cyan colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Gulf Stream are #80b394 and #809eb3. Thus found on the left and right of #80b3ae on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Bay Leaf and Bali Hai colors as they work well with Gulf Stream.
The split-complementary Gulf Stream palette consists of #b39480 and #b3809e colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#b38084). Try Sandrift and Bouquet colors in combination with #80b3ae, 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 #80b3ae 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 Lavender Purple giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Gulf Stream contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Brandy Rose, Lavender Purple, and Swamp Green split by 90° on the color wheel. #80b3ae square combo is a palette of warm cyan, warm blue, cool 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. Gulf Stream tetradic combo consists of cool red complementary color (#b38084) and two others. The Lavender Purple is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Bay Leaf – 120° from the complementary Brandy Rose. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #ad80b3 and #84b380.
In a RGB color space, hex #80b3ae is made of 27% red, 37% green and 36% blue. In a HSL mode Gulf Stream has a hue angle of 174.12°, a saturation of 25.12% and a lightness of 60.2%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #80b3ae is made of 20% cyan, 0% magenta, 1.96% yellow and 29.8% black ink.
| HEX | #80b3ae |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(128,179,174) |
| RGB Percentage | 27%, 37%, 36% |
| CMYK | 20, 0, 1.96, 29.8 |
| HSL | hsl(174.12,25.12%,60.2%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(174.12,28.49%,70.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(69.3878,-17.8326,-2.8738) |
| XYZ | xyz(32.6622,39.8854,46.0216) |