Gull is pale, warm-toned shade of warm magenta. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with cool green, cool blue or cool yellow
| Inverse Color | #6e7370 |
| Complementary Color | #8c918e |
| Color Shade: | warm magenta (324° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 55.88% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm magenta shade, there are some better alternatives to Gull Color. The Piano Mauve color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a mid magenta bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Metamorphosis (#a9959f) for more energetic effect. Try Art Nouveau Violet as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#8c918e is the best complementary color to Gull. Cool green shades generally complement the warm magenta hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #918c8f complementary color is Stack, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of cool magenta, warm magenta, and mid red colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Venus are #908c91 and #918c8c. Thus found on the left and right of #918c8f on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Mountain Mist and Gray colors as they work well with Gull.
The split-complementary Gull palette consists of #8c9190 and #8c918c colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#8c918e). Try Gunsmoke and Stack colors in combination with #918c8f, 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 #918c8f offers a combination of cool cyan and cool yellow shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Gull. Thus Oslo Gray and Lemon Grass giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Gull contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Stack, Natural Gray, and Manatee split by 90° on the color wheel. #918c8f square combo is a palette of warm magenta, warm yellow, cool green and cool blue shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Gull tetradic combo consists of cool green complementary color (#8c918e) and two others. The Lemon Grass is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Mountain Mist – 120° from the complementary Stack. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #8f918c and #8e8c91.
In a RGB color space, hex #918c8f is made of 34% red, 33% green and 33% blue. In a HSL mode Gull has a hue angle of 324°, a saturation of 2.22% and a lightness of 55.88%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #918c8f is made of 0% cyan, 1.96% magenta, 0.78% yellow and 43.14% black ink.
| HEX | #918c8f |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(145,140,143) |
| RGB Percentage | 34%, 33%, 33% |
| CMYK | 0, 1.96, 0.78, 43.14 |
| HSL | hsl(324,2.22%,55.88%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(324,3.45%,56.86%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(58.7507,2.4282,-0.9434) |
| XYZ | xyz(26.0131,26.7591,29.7806) |