Ansel Color

#016884

Ansel is calm, cool-toned shade of mid cyan. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with mid red, yellow green or mid magenta

Inverse Color #fe977b
Complementary Color #841c00
Color Shade: mid cyan (192.82° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 26.08% (better contrasting with white)
Ansel Color Sample
Ansel Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #016884

If you're looking for a similar mid cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Ansel Color. The Navy Dark Blue color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a warm cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Indigo Bunting (#006ca9) for more energetic effect. Try Song Bird as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#841c00 is the best complementary color to Ansel. Mid red shades generally complement the mid cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #016884 complementary color is Cedar Wood Finish, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of green cyan, mid cyan, and blue cyan colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Orient are #00845e and #002684. Thus found on the left and right of #016884 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Deep Sea and Resolution Blue colors as they work well with Ansel.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Ansel palette consists of #845e00 and #840026 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#841c00). Try Brown and Paprika colors in combination with #016884, as they are not as contrasting as a complementary color, hence, giving more hue variety to make your design stand out.

Triadic Palette

The triadic palette of #016884 offers a combination of mid yellow and mid magenta shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Ansel. Thus Olive and Fresh Eggplant giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Ansel contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Cedar Wood Finish, Pigment Indigo, and Japanese Laurel split by 90° on the color wheel. #016884 square combo is a palette of mid cyan, violet, mid red and yellow green shades that work together well.

Tetradic Palette

The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Ansel tetradic combo consists of mid red complementary color (#841c00) and two others. The Fresh Eggplant is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Fun Green – 120° from the complementary Cedar Wood Finish. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #840068 and #00841d.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #016884 is made of 0% red, 44% green and 56% blue. In a HSL mode Ansel has a hue angle of 192.82°, a saturation of 98.5% and a lightness of 26.08%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #016884 is made of 51.37% cyan, 10.98% magenta, 0% yellow and 48.24% black ink.

HEX #016884
RGB Decimal rgb(1,104,132)
RGB Percentage 0%, 44%, 56%
CMYK 51.37, 10.98, 0, 48.24
HSL hsl(192.82,98.5%,26.08%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(192.82,99.24%,51.76%)
CIE-LAB lab(40.5293,-14.6914,-22.6441)
XYZ xyz(9.1277,11.573,23.5825)
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