Cadet 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 | #ac978d |
| Complementary Color | #715d53 |
| Color Shade: | cool cyan (199.35° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 38.63% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Cadet Color. The Holbein Blue Grey 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 soft alternative called Cascade Tour (#697f8e) for more calm effect. Try Taliesin Blue as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#715d53 is the best complementary color to Cadet. 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 #536872 complementary color is Pine Cone, 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 Cutty Sark are #53716c and #535871. Thus found on the left and right of #536872 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Cutty Sark and Comet colors as they work well with Cadet.
The split-complementary Cadet palette consists of #716c53 and #715358 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#715d53). Try Peat and Ferra colors in combination with #536872, 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 #536872 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 Cadet. Thus Siam and Falcon giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Cadet contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Pine Cone, Salt Box, and Cactus split by 90° on the color wheel. #536872 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. Cadet tetradic combo consists of warm red complementary color (#715d53) and two others. The Falcon is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Finlandia – 120° from the complementary Pine Cone. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #715367 and #53715d.
In a RGB color space, hex #536872 is made of 28% red, 35% green and 38% blue. In a HSL mode Cadet has a hue angle of 199.35°, a saturation of 15.74% and a lightness of 38.63%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #536872 is made of 12.16% cyan, 3.93% magenta, 0% yellow and 55.29% black ink.
| HEX | #536872 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(83,104,114) |
| RGB Percentage | 28%, 35%, 38% |
| CMYK | 12.16, 3.93, 0, 55.29 |
| HSL | hsl(199.35,15.74%,38.63%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(199.35,27.19%,44.71%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(42.6947,-5.3022,-8.1828) |
| XYZ | xyz(11.5549,12.9545,17.8111) |