Cavalry is pale, cool-toned shade of blue cyan. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with orange, warm green or red magenta
| Inverse Color | #c0b3a5 |
| Complementary Color | #5a4d3f |
| Color Shade: | blue cyan (211.11° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 30% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar blue cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Cavalry Color. The Aeronautic color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a cool cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Winter Evening (#476476) for more energetic effect. Try Prairie Denim as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#5a4d3f is the best complementary color to Cavalry. Orange shades generally complement the blue cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #3f4c5a complementary color is Kabul, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of mid cyan, blue cyan, and cool blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of River Bed are #3f595a and #3f3f5a. Thus found on the left and right of #3f4c5a on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Mineral Green and Gun Powder colors as they work well with Cavalry.
The split-complementary Cavalry palette consists of #595a3f and #5a3f3f colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#5a4d3f). Try Hemlock and Kabul colors in combination with #3f4c5a, 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 #3f4c5a 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 Cavalry. Thus Tom Thumb and Eggplant giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Cavalry contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Kabul, Eggplant, and Tom Thumb split by 90° on the color wheel. #3f4c5a square combo is a palette of blue cyan, mid magenta, orange 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. Cavalry tetradic combo consists of orange complementary color (#5a4d3f) and two others. The Eggplant is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Mineral Green – 120° from the complementary Kabul. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #5a3f4b and #3f5a4d.
In a RGB color space, hex #3f4c5a is made of 28% red, 33% green and 39% blue. In a HSL mode Cavalry has a hue angle of 211.11°, a saturation of 17.65% and a lightness of 30%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #3f4c5a is made of 10.58% cyan, 5.49% magenta, 0% yellow and 64.71% black ink.
| HEX | #3f4c5a |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(63,76,90) |
| RGB Percentage | 28%, 33%, 39% |
| CMYK | 10.58, 5.49, 0, 64.71 |
| HSL | hsl(211.11,17.65%,30%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(211.11,30%,35.29%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(31.7244,-1.4513,-9.9395) |
| XYZ | xyz(6.4798,6.9638,10.6755) |