Cruising 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 | #fe7b67 |
| Complementary Color | #981500 |
| Color Shade: | mid cyan (187.95° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 30% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Cruising Color. The Paradise Landscape color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a warm cyan bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Tropic Sea (#016f92) for more calm effect. Try Neptune as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#981500 is the best complementary color to Cruising. 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 #018498 complementary color is Red Berry, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of green cyan, mid cyan, and blue cyan colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Allports are #009860 and #003898. Thus found on the left and right of #018498 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Green Haze and Smalt colors as they work well with Cruising.
The split-complementary Cruising palette consists of #986000 and #980038 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#981500). Try Chelsea Gem and Paprika colors in combination with #018498, 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 #018498 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 Cruising. Thus Limeade and Flirt giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Cruising contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Red Berry, Purple, and Limeade split by 90° on the color wheel. #018498 square combo is a palette of mid cyan, violet, mid red and yellow green shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Cruising tetradic combo consists of mid red complementary color (#981500) and two others. The Flirt is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Fun Green – 120° from the complementary Red Berry. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #980083 and #009814.
In a RGB color space, hex #018498 is made of 0% red, 46% green and 53% blue. In a HSL mode Cruising has a hue angle of 187.95°, a saturation of 98.69% and a lightness of 30%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #018498 is made of 59.22% cyan, 7.85% magenta, 0% yellow and 40.39% black ink.
| HEX | #018498 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(1,132,152) |
| RGB Percentage | 0%, 46%, 53% |
| CMYK | 59.22, 7.85, 0, 40.39 |
| HSL | hsl(187.95,98.69%,30%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(187.95,99.34%,59.61%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(50.4241,-22.6851,-19.2676) |
| XYZ | xyz(13.9313,18.776,32.5956) |