Needlepoint Navy 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 | #ab998f |
| Complementary Color | #6f5d54 |
| Color Shade: | cool cyan (201.43° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 38.43% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Needlepoint Navy Color. The Deep Shale color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid cyan bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Pacific Spirit (#3c4a56) for more energetic effect. Try Cascade Tour as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#6f5d54 is the best complementary color to Needlepoint Navy. 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 #546670 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 Shuttle Gray are #546f6b and #54586f. Thus found on the left and right of #546670 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Cutty Sark and Comet colors as they work well with Needlepoint Navy.
The split-complementary Needlepoint Navy palette consists of #6f6b54 and #6f5458 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#6f5d54). Try Peat and Zambezi colors in combination with #546670, 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 #546670 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 Needlepoint Navy. Thus Siam and Falcon giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Needlepoint Navy contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Pine Cone, Salt Box, and Cactus split by 90° on the color wheel. #546670 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. Needlepoint Navy tetradic combo consists of warm red complementary color (#6f5d54) 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 #6f5465 and #546f5d.
In a RGB color space, hex #546670 is made of 28% red, 34% green and 38% blue. In a HSL mode Needlepoint Navy has a hue angle of 201.43°, a saturation of 14.29% and a lightness of 38.43%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #546670 is made of 10.98% cyan, 3.92% magenta, 0% yellow and 56.08% black ink.
| HEX | #546670 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(84,102,112) |
| RGB Percentage | 28%, 34%, 38% |
| CMYK | 10.98, 3.92, 0, 56.08 |
| HSL | hsl(201.43,14.29%,38.43%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(201.43,25%,43.92%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(42.0887,-4.2917,-7.8695) |
| XYZ | xyz(11.3322,12.5574,17.1558) |