Teal Motif Color

#006d73

Teal Motif is calm, cool-toned shade of mid cyan. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with mid red, yellow green or mid magenta

Inverse Color #ff928c
Complementary Color #730600
Color Shade: mid cyan (183.13° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 22.55% (better contrasting with white)
Teal Motif Color Sample
Teal Motif Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #006d73

If you're looking for a similar mid cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Teal Motif Color. The Castleton Green color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a warm cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Tropical Teal (#008794) for more calm effect. Try Well Blue as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#730600 is the best complementary color to Teal Motif. Mid red shades generally complement the mid cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #006d73 complementary color is Lonestar, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of green cyan, mid cyan, and blue cyan colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Pine Green are #00733f and #003373. Thus found on the left and right of #006d73 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Fun Green and Midnight Blue colors as they work well with Teal Motif.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Teal Motif palette consists of #733f00 and #730033 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#730600). Try Cinnamon and Siren colors in combination with #006d73, as they are not as contrasting as a complementary color, hence, giving more hue variety to make your design stand out.

Triadic Palette

The triadic palette of #006d73 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 Teal Motif. Thus Olive and Pompadour giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Teal Motif contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Lonestar, Pigment Indigo, and Verdun Green split by 90° on the color wheel. #006d73 square combo is a palette of mid cyan, violet, mid red and yellow green shades that work together well.

Tetradic Palette

The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Teal Motif tetradic combo consists of mid red complementary color (#730600) and two others. The Pompadour is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Camarone – 120° from the complementary Lonestar. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #73006c and #007306.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #006d73 is made of 0% red, 49% green and 51% blue. In a HSL mode Teal Motif has a hue angle of 183.13°, a saturation of 100% and a lightness of 22.55%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #006d73 is made of 45.1% cyan, 2.35% magenta, 0% yellow and 54.9% black ink.

HEX #006d73
RGB Decimal rgb(0,109,115)
RGB Percentage 0%, 49%, 51%
CMYK 45.1, 2.35, 0, 54.9
HSL hsl(183.13,100%,22.55%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(183.13,100%,45.1%)
CIE-LAB lab(41.493,-23.6667,-10.88)
XYZ xyz(8.5632,12.1751,18.1184)
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