Hobgoblin 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 | #fe5270 |
| Complementary Color | #ad001e |
| Color Shade: | warm cyan (169.53° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 34.12% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Hobgoblin Color. The Caribbean Green color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a green cyan bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Silk Sari (#009283) for more energetic effect. Try Old Benchmark as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#ad001e is the best complementary color to Hobgoblin. 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 #01ad8f complementary color is Carmine, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of cool green, warm cyan, and cool cyan colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Persian Green are #00ad38 and #0074ad. Thus found on the left and right of #01ad8f on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Green Haze and Deep Cerulean colors as they work well with Hobgoblin.
The split-complementary Hobgoblin palette consists of #ad3800 and #ad0074 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#ad001e). Try Fire and Flirt colors in combination with #01ad8f, 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 #01ad8f 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 Hobgoblin. Thus Pirate Gold and Purple giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Hobgoblin contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Carmine, Purple, and Limeade split by 90° on the color wheel. #01ad8f square combo is a palette of warm cyan, warm blue, cool red and cool yellow shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Hobgoblin tetradic combo consists of cool red complementary color (#ad001e) and two others. The Purple is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Limeade – 120° from the complementary Carmine. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #8f00ad and #1ead00.
In a RGB color space, hex #01ad8f is made of 0% red, 55% green and 45% blue. In a HSL mode Hobgoblin has a hue angle of 169.53°, a saturation of 98.85% and a lightness of 34.12%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #01ad8f is made of 67.45% cyan, 0% magenta, 11.76% yellow and 32.16% black ink.
| HEX | #01ad8f |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(1,173,143) |
| RGB Percentage | 0%, 55%, 45% |
| CMYK | 67.45, 0, 11.76, 32.16 |
| HSL | hsl(169.53,98.85%,34.12%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(169.53,99.42%,67.84%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(63.2409,-44.5873,4.9231) |
| XYZ | xyz(19.914,31.8768,31.0899) |