Airforce is calm, cool-toned shade of blue cyan. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with orange, mid green or red magenta
| Inverse Color | #c9b28f |
| Complementary Color | #705936 |
| Color Shade: | blue cyan (216.21° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 32.55% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar blue cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Airforce Color. The Too Blue color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a cool cyan bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Bunting (#2b3449) for more calm effect. Try Moonlight Blue as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#705936 is the best complementary color to Airforce. Orange shades generally complement the blue cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #364d70 complementary color is Yellow Metal, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of mid cyan, blue cyan, and mid blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of San Juan are #366a70 and #3b3670. Thus found on the left and right of #364d70 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Oracle and Rhino colors as they work well with Airforce.
The split-complementary Airforce palette consists of #6a7036 and #703c36 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#705936). Try Yellow Metal and Buccaneer colors in combination with #364d70, 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 #364d70 offers a combination of yellow green and red magenta shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Airforce. Thus Chalet Green and Cosmic giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Airforce contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Yellow Metal, Cosmic, and Killarney split by 90° on the color wheel. #364d70 square combo is a palette of blue cyan, mid magenta, orange and mid green shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Airforce tetradic combo consists of orange complementary color (#705936) and two others. The Cosmic is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Amazon – 120° from the complementary Yellow Metal. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #70364c and #367059.
In a RGB color space, hex #364d70 is made of 22% red, 32% green and 46% blue. In a HSL mode Airforce has a hue angle of 216.21°, a saturation of 34.94% and a lightness of 32.55%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #364d70 is made of 22.74% cyan, 13.72% magenta, 0% yellow and 56.08% black ink.
| HEX | #364d70 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(54,77,112) |
| RGB Percentage | 22%, 32%, 46% |
| CMYK | 22.74, 13.72, 0, 56.08 |
| HSL | hsl(216.21,34.94%,32.55%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(216.21,51.79%,43.92%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(32.3958,1.9723,-22.8774) |
| XYZ | xyz(7.0998,7.2619,16.3567) |