Confederate is pale, cool-toned shade of blue cyan. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with warm yellow, mid green or red magenta
| Inverse Color | #a39d8d |
| Complementary Color | #716c5c |
| Color Shade: | blue cyan (223.64° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 40.39% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar blue cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Confederate Color. The Abandoned Spaceship color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a cool cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Noble Blue (#697991) for more energetic effect. Try Chinaberry as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#716c5c is the best complementary color to Confederate. Warm yellow shades generally complement the blue cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #5c6272 complementary color is Crocodile, 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 Shuttle Gray are #5c6d71 and #615c71. Thus found on the left and right of #5c6272 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Nevada and Smoky colors as they work well with Confederate.
The split-complementary Confederate palette consists of #6d715c and #71615c colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#716c5c). Try Kokoda and Pine Cone colors in combination with #5c6272, 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 #5c6272 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 Confederate. Thus Willow Grove and Zambezi giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Confederate contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Crocodile, Old Lavender, and Finlandia split by 90° on the color wheel. #5c6272 square combo is a palette of blue cyan, mid magenta, warm yellow 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. Confederate tetradic combo consists of warm yellow complementary color (#716c5c) and two others. The Zambezi is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Corduroy – 120° from the complementary Crocodile. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #715c62 and #5c716c.
In a RGB color space, hex #5c6272 is made of 30% red, 32% green and 38% blue. In a HSL mode Confederate has a hue angle of 223.64°, a saturation of 10.68% and a lightness of 40.39%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #5c6272 is made of 8.63% cyan, 6.28% magenta, 0% yellow and 55.29% black ink.
| HEX | #5c6272 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(92,98,114) |
| RGB Percentage | 30%, 32%, 38% |
| CMYK | 8.63, 6.28, 0, 55.29 |
| HSL | hsl(223.64,10.68%,40.39%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(223.64,19.3%,44.71%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(41.5724,1.4053,-9.8003) |
| XYZ | xyz(11.8186,12.2256,17.6565) |