Seagull is pale, cool-toned shade of cool cyan. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with warm red, warm green or warm magenta
| Inverse Color | #7f3315 |
| Complementary Color | #ea9d7f |
| Color Shade: | cool cyan (196.98° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 70.98% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Seagull Color. The Xavier Blue color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid cyan bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Aero (#7cb9e8) for more calm effect. Try Spray as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#ea9d7f is the best complementary color to Seagull. Warm red shades generally complement the cool cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #80ccea complementary color is Apricot, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of warm cyan, cool cyan, and cool blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Seagull are #7fead3 and #7f96ea. Thus found on the left and right of #80ccea on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Riptide and Portage colors as they work well with Seagull.
The split-complementary Seagull palette consists of #ead37f and #ea7f96 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#ea9d7f). Try Flax and Carissma colors in combination with #80ccea, 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 #80ccea offers a combination of cool yellow and warm magenta shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Seagull. Thus Sulu and Lavender Magenta giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Seagull contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Apricot, Lavender, and Sulu split by 90° on the color wheel. #80ccea square combo is a palette of cool cyan, cool magenta, warm red and warm green shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Seagull tetradic combo consists of warm red complementary color (#ea9d7f) and two others. The Lavender Magenta is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Pastel Green – 120° from the complementary Apricot. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #ea7fcb and #7fea9d.
In a RGB color space, hex #80ccea is made of 23% red, 36% green and 41% blue. In a HSL mode Seagull has a hue angle of 196.98°, a saturation of 71.62% and a lightness of 70.98%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #80ccea is made of 41.56% cyan, 11.76% magenta, 0% yellow and 8.24% black ink.
| HEX | #80ccea |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(128,204,234) |
| RGB Percentage | 23%, 36%, 41% |
| CMYK | 41.56, 11.76, 0, 8.24 |
| HSL | hsl(196.98,71.62%,70.98%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(196.98,45.3%,91.76%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(78.2955,-15.7514,-22.1666) |
| XYZ | xyz(45.3462,53.7154,85.82) |