CyanMid-toneMuted

Gulf Stream

#74AFA8

Contrast at a glance

White text

2.49:1Fails

Black text

7.96:1AAA

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About Gulf Stream

Gulf Stream (#74AFA8) is a mid-tone muted cyan. Its RGB value is 116, 175, 168 and its HSL value is 173°, 27%, 57%. Black text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 7.96:1 (WCAG AAA). Below are ten tints and shades of Gulf Stream, plus complementary, analogous, triadic, and split-complementary palettes built from it.

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Complementary

#74AFA8 · #AF747B

Analogous

#74AF8B · #74AFA8 · #7498AF

Triadic

#74AFA8 · #A874AF · #AFA874

Split complementary

#74AFA8 · #AF7498 · #AF8B74

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