Gibraltar Sea is calm, cool-toned shade of cool cyan. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with warm red, warm green or warm magenta
| Inverse Color | #edc7af |
| Complementary Color | #502a11 |
| Color Shade: | cool cyan (203.23° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 19.22% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Gibraltar Sea Color. The Linear color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a mid cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Honorable Blue (#164576) for more energetic effect. Try Assault as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#502a11 is the best complementary color to Gibraltar Sea. Warm red shades generally complement the cool cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #123850 complementary color is Jambalaya, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of warm cyan, cool cyan, and cool blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Elephant are #115049 and #111850. Thus found on the left and right of #123850 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Eden and Blue Zodiac colors as they work well with Gibraltar Sea.
The split-complementary Gibraltar Sea palette consists of #504911 and #501118 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#502a11). Try Bronzetone and Heath colors in combination with #123850, 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 #123850 offers a combination of cool yellow and warm magenta shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Gibraltar Sea. Thus Clover and Loulou giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Gibraltar Sea contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Jambalaya, Scarlet Gum, and Parsley split by 90° on the color wheel. #123850 square combo is a palette of cool cyan, cool magenta, warm red and warm green shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Gibraltar Sea tetradic combo consists of warm red complementary color (#502a11) and two others. The Loulou is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Parsley – 120° from the complementary Jambalaya. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #501137 and #11502a.
In a RGB color space, hex #123850 is made of 12% red, 36% green and 52% blue. In a HSL mode Gibraltar Sea has a hue angle of 203.23°, a saturation of 63.27% and a lightness of 19.22%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #123850 is made of 24.31% cyan, 9.41% magenta, 0% yellow and 68.63% black ink.
| HEX | #123850 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(18,56,80) |
| RGB Percentage | 12%, 36%, 52% |
| CMYK | 24.31, 9.41, 0, 68.63 |
| HSL | hsl(203.23,63.27%,19.22%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(203.23,77.5%,31.37%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(22.0745,-4.164,-18.4965) |
| XYZ | xyz(3.1116,3.5361,8.108) |