Coarse Wool Color

#181b26

Coarse Wool is pale, cool-toned shade of cool blue. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with orange, cool green or cool red

Inverse Color #e7e4d9
Complementary Color #262218
Color Shade: cool blue (227.14° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 12.16% (better contrasting with white)
Coarse Wool Color Sample
Coarse Wool Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #181b26

If you're looking for a similar cool blue shade, there are some better alternatives to Coarse Wool Color. The Latin Charm color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a blue cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Sea Going (#2a2e44) for more energetic effect. Try Black Violet as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#262218 is the best complementary color to Coarse Wool. Orange shades generally complement the cool blue hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #181b26 complementary color is Zeus, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of cool cyan, cool blue, and mid blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Mirage are #182226 and #1b1826. Thus found on the left and right of #181b26 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Bunker and Steel Gray colors as they work well with Coarse Wool.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Coarse Wool palette consists of #222618 and #261b18 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#262218). Try Rangoon Green and Cocoa Brown colors in combination with #181b26, 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 #181b26 offers a combination of warm green and cool red shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Coarse Wool. Thus Log Cabin and Cocoa Brown giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Coarse Wool contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Zeus, Cocoa Brown, and Green Kelp split by 90° on the color wheel. #181b26 square combo is a palette of cool blue, warm magenta, orange and cool 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. Coarse Wool tetradic combo consists of orange complementary color (#262218) and two others. The Cocoa Brown is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Aztec – 120° from the complementary Zeus. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #26181b and #182623.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #181b26 is made of 27% red, 30% green and 43% blue. In a HSL mode Coarse Wool has a hue angle of 227.14°, a saturation of 22.58% and a lightness of 12.16%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #181b26 is made of 5.49% cyan, 4.31% magenta, 0% yellow and 85.1% black ink.

HEX #181b26
RGB Decimal rgb(24,27,38)
RGB Percentage 27%, 30%, 43%
CMYK 5.49, 4.31, 0, 85.1
HSL hsl(227.14,22.58%,12.16%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(227.14,36.84%,14.9%)
CIE-LAB lab(9.9381,1.9254,-7.966)
XYZ xyz(1.1185,1.118,1.9906)
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