Deep Sea Color

#01826b

Deep Sea is calm, 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 #fe7d94
Complementary Color #820017
Color Shade: warm cyan (169.3° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 25.69% (better contrasting with white)
Deep Sea Color Sample
Deep Sea Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #01826b

If you're looking for a similar warm cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Deep Sea Color. The Piney Lake color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a green cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Reptilian Green (#009e82) for more energetic effect. Try Reef Encounter as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#820017 is the best complementary color to Deep Sea. 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 #01826b complementary color is Red Devil, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of cool green, warm cyan, and cool cyan colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Deep Sea are #00822a and #005882. Thus found on the left and right of #01826b on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Fun Green and Orient colors as they work well with Deep Sea.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Deep Sea palette consists of #822a00 and #820058 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#820017). Try Red Beech and Cardinal Pink colors in combination with #01826b, 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 #01826b 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 Deep Sea. Thus Olive and Purple giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Deep Sea contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Red Devil, Kingfisher Daisy, and Limeade split by 90° on the color wheel. #01826b square combo is a palette of warm cyan, warm blue, cool red and cool yellow 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. Deep Sea tetradic combo consists of cool red complementary color (#820017) and two others. The Purple is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Japanese Laurel – 120° from the complementary Red Devil. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #6b0082 and #188200.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #01826b is made of 0% red, 55% green and 45% blue. In a HSL mode Deep Sea has a hue angle of 169.3°, a saturation of 98.47% and a lightness of 25.69%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #01826b is made of 50.59% cyan, 0% magenta, 9.02% yellow and 49.02% black ink.

HEX #01826b
RGB Decimal rgb(1,130,107)
RGB Percentage 0%, 55%, 45%
CMYK 50.59, 0, 9.02, 49.02
HSL hsl(169.3,98.47%,25.69%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(169.3,99.23%,50.98%)
CIE-LAB lab(48.3019,-36.121,3.9443)
XYZ xyz(10.649,17.0333,16.6364)
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