Corsair Color

#18576c

Corsair is pale, cool-toned shade of mid cyan. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with mid red, warm green or warm magenta

Inverse Color #e7a893
Complementary Color #6c2c17
Color Shade: mid cyan (195° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 25.88% (better contrasting with white)
Corsair Color Sample
Corsair Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #18576c

If you're looking for a similar mid cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Corsair Color. The Neptune's Wrath color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a warm cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Chill of Teamwork (#256d8d) for more calm effect. Try Traditional Blue as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#6c2c17 is the best complementary color to Corsair. 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 #18576c complementary color is Hairy Heath, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of warm cyan, mid cyan, and cool blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Blumine are #176c57 and #172c6c. Thus found on the left and right of #18576c on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Genoa and Lucky Point colors as they work well with Corsair.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Corsair palette consists of #6c5717 and #6c172c colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#6c2c17). Try Himalaya and Persian Plum colors in combination with #18576c, 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 #18576c offers a combination of mid yellow and warm magenta shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Corsair. Thus Saratoga and Disco giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Corsair contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Hairy Heath, Honey Flower, and Dell split by 90° on the color wheel. #18576c square combo is a palette of mid cyan, cool magenta, mid red and warm 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. Corsair tetradic combo consists of mid red complementary color (#6c2c17) and two others. The Disco is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Jewel – 120° from the complementary Hairy Heath. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #6c1756 and #176c2c.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #18576c is made of 11% red, 40% green and 49% blue. In a HSL mode Corsair has a hue angle of 195°, a saturation of 63.64% and a lightness of 25.88%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #18576c is made of 32.94% cyan, 8.23% magenta, 0% yellow and 57.65% black ink.

HEX #18576c
RGB Decimal rgb(24,87,108)
RGB Percentage 11%, 40%, 49%
CMYK 32.94, 8.23, 0, 57.65
HSL hsl(195,63.64%,25.88%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(195,77.78%,42.35%)
CIE-LAB lab(34.1764,-11.8958,-17.7093)
XYZ xyz(6.4917,8.0933,15.4074)
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