Gulfstream Color

#01858b

Gulfstream 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 #fe7a74
Complementary Color #8b0600
Color Shade: mid cyan (182.61° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 27.45% (better contrasting with white)
Gulfstream Color Sample
Gulfstream Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #01858b

If you're looking for a similar mid cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Gulfstream Color. The Zeftron color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a warm cyan bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Coastal Jetty (#006e7f) for more energetic effect. Try Mosque as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#8b0600 is the best complementary color to Gulfstream. 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 #01858b complementary color is Red Berry, 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 Blue Lagoon are #008b4b and #00408b. Thus found on the left and right of #01858b on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Tropical Rain Forest and Congress Blue colors as they work well with Gulfstream.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Gulfstream palette consists of #8b4b00 and #8b0040 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#8b0600). Try Brown and Siren colors in combination with #01858b, 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 #01858b 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 Gulfstream. Thus Olive and Fresh Eggplant giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Gulfstream contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Red Berry, Pigment Indigo, and Limeade split by 90° on the color wheel. #01858b 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. Gulfstream tetradic combo consists of mid red complementary color (#8b0600) and two others. The Fresh Eggplant is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Japanese Laurel – 120° from the complementary Red Berry. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #8b0084 and #008b06.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #01858b is made of 0% red, 49% green and 51% blue. In a HSL mode Gulfstream has a hue angle of 182.61°, a saturation of 98.57% and a lightness of 27.45%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #01858b is made of 54.12% cyan, 2.35% magenta, 0% yellow and 45.49% black ink.

HEX #01858b
RGB Decimal rgb(1,133,139)
RGB Percentage 0%, 49%, 51%
CMYK 54.12, 2.35, 0, 45.49
HSL hsl(182.61,98.57%,27.45%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(182.61,99.28%,54.51%)
CIE-LAB lab(50.27,-27.6337,-11.9122)
XYZ xyz(13.0602,18.6456,27.3367)
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