Cavolo Nero is pale, cool-toned shade of mid cyan. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with warm red, warm green or mid magenta
| Inverse Color | #8d6c61 |
| Complementary Color | #9e7d71 |
| Color Shade: | mid cyan (195° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 53.33% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Cavolo Nero Color. The Blue Monday color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid cyan bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Scatman Blue (#647983) for more calm effect. Try Tool Blue as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#9e7d71 is the best complementary color to Cavolo Nero. 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 #72939e complementary color is Pharlap, 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 Gothic are #719e93 and #717c9e. Thus found on the left and right of #72939e on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Sea Nymph and Lynch colors as they work well with Cavolo Nero.
The split-complementary Cavolo Nero palette consists of #9e9371 and #9e717c colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#9e7d71). Try Gurkha and Bazaar colors in combination with #72939e, 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 #72939e offers a combination of mid yellow and mid magenta shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Cavolo Nero. Thus Gurkha and Mountbatten Pink giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Cavolo Nero contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Pharlap, Trendy Pink, and Amulet split by 90° on the color wheel. #72939e 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. Cavolo Nero tetradic combo consists of warm red complementary color (#9e7d71) and two others. The Mountbatten Pink is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Oxley – 120° from the complementary Pharlap. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #9e7193 and #719e7d.
In a RGB color space, hex #72939e is made of 27% red, 35% green and 38% blue. In a HSL mode Cavolo Nero has a hue angle of 195°, a saturation of 18.49% and a lightness of 53.33%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #72939e is made of 17.25% cyan, 4.31% magenta, 0% yellow and 38.04% black ink.
| HEX | #72939e |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(114,147,158) |
| RGB Percentage | 27%, 35%, 38% |
| CMYK | 17.25, 4.31, 0, 38.04 |
| HSL | hsl(195,18.49%,53.33%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(195,27.85%,61.96%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(58.8941,-8.8013,-9.5537) |
| XYZ | xyz(23.5447,26.9135,36.3016) |