Citadel 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 | #8b766a |
| Complementary Color | #958074 |
| Color Shade: | cool cyan (201.82° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 51.96% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Citadel Color. The Rain Shadow 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 saturated alternative called Blue Stone (#577284) for more energetic effect. Try Happy Cement as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#958074 is the best complementary color to Citadel. 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 #748995 complementary color is Almond Frost, 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 Slate Gray are #749590 and #747895. Thus found on the left and right of #748995 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Juniper and Waterloo colors as they work well with Citadel.
The split-complementary Citadel palette consists of #959074 and #957478 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#958074). Try Gurkha and Bazaar colors in combination with #748995, 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 #748995 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 Citadel. Thus Battleship Gray and Mountbatten Pink giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Citadel contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Almond Frost, Mamba, and Laurel split by 90° on the color wheel. #748995 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. Citadel tetradic combo consists of warm red complementary color (#958074) and two others. The Mountbatten Pink is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Laurel – 120° from the complementary Almond Frost. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #957488 and #749580.
In a RGB color space, hex #748995 is made of 29% red, 34% green and 37% blue. In a HSL mode Citadel has a hue angle of 201.82°, a saturation of 13.47% and a lightness of 51.96%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #748995 is made of 12.94% cyan, 4.7% magenta, 0% yellow and 41.57% black ink.
| HEX | #748995 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(116,137,149) |
| RGB Percentage | 29%, 34%, 37% |
| CMYK | 12.94, 4.7, 0, 41.57 |
| HSL | hsl(201.82,13.47%,51.96%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(201.82,22.15%,58.43%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(55.8611,-4.7503,-8.915) |
| XYZ | xyz(21.5729,23.7743,31.8856) |