Antique Turquoise is pale, cool-toned shade of warm cyan. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with mid red, cool yellow or mid magenta
| Inverse Color | #ffb1b1 |
| Complementary Color | #4e0000 |
| Color Shade: | warm cyan (180° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 15.29% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Antique Turquoise Color. The Natural Indigo color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a green cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Mayan Blue (#006b6c) for more calm effect. Try Chitin Green as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#4e0000 is the best complementary color to Antique Turquoise. Mid red shades generally complement the warm cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #004e4e complementary color is Temptress, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of cool green, warm cyan, and blue cyan colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Sherpa Blue are #004e27 and #00264e. Thus found on the left and right of #004e4e on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Kaitoke Green and Prussian Blue colors as they work well with Antique Turquoise.
The split-complementary Antique Turquoise palette consists of #4e2700 and #4e0027 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#4e0000). Try Indian Tan and Castro colors in combination with #004e4e, 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 #004e4e 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 Antique Turquoise. Thus Verdun Green and Blackberry giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Antique Turquoise contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Temptress, Tolopea, and Verdun Green split by 90° on the color wheel. #004e4e square combo is a palette of warm cyan, warm blue, mid red and cool yellow shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Antique Turquoise tetradic combo consists of mid red complementary color (#4e0000) and two others. The Blackberry is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Crusoe – 120° from the complementary Temptress. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #4e004d and #004e00.
In a RGB color space, hex #004e4e is made of 0% red, 50% green and 50% blue. In a HSL mode Antique Turquoise has a hue angle of 180°, a saturation of 100% and a lightness of 15.29%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #004e4e is made of 30.59% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 69.41% black ink.
| HEX | #004e4e |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(0,78,78) |
| RGB Percentage | 0%, 50%, 50% |
| CMYK | 30.59, 0, 0, 69.41 |
| HSL | hsl(180,100%,15.29%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(180,100%,30.59%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(29.4095,-20.3822,-5.9935) |
| XYZ | xyz(4.0995,5.9988,8.1496) |