Nato Blue is pale, 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 | #eacfbc |
| Complementary Color | #432714 |
| Color Shade: | cool cyan (204.78° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 17.25% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Nato Blue Color. The Lucidity 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 Terror from the Deep (#1d4769) for more energetic effect. Try Legion Blue as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#432714 is the best complementary color to Nato Blue. 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 #153043 complementary color is Brown Derby, 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 Big Stone are #14433e and #141843. Thus found on the left and right of #153043 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Firefly and Bunting colors as they work well with Nato Blue.
The split-complementary Nato Blue palette consists of #433e14 and #431419 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#432714). Try Camouflage and Cedar colors in combination with #153043, 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 #153043 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 Nato Blue. Thus Camouflage and Wine Berry giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Nato Blue contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Brown Derby, Grape, and Palm Leaf split by 90° on the color wheel. #153043 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. Nato Blue tetradic combo consists of warm red complementary color (#432714) and two others. The Wine Berry is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Bush – 120° from the complementary Brown Derby. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #431430 and #144327.
In a RGB color space, hex #153043 is made of 15% red, 35% green and 49% blue. In a HSL mode Nato Blue has a hue angle of 204.78°, a saturation of 52.27% and a lightness of 17.25%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #153043 is made of 18.03% cyan, 7.45% magenta, 0% yellow and 73.73% black ink.
| HEX | #153043 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(21,48,67) |
| RGB Percentage | 15%, 35%, 49% |
| CMYK | 18.03, 7.45, 0, 73.73 |
| HSL | hsl(204.78,52.27%,17.25%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(204.78,68.66%,26.27%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(18.7077,-3.3367,-14.9842) |
| XYZ | xyz(2.3793,2.6786,5.7018) |