Bosphorus is calm, cool-toned shade of warm cyan. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with cool red, cool yellow or violet
| Inverse Color | #ff8aa7 |
| Complementary Color | #75001c |
| Color Shade: | warm cyan (165.13° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 22.94% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Bosphorus Color. The Green Garlands color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a green cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Pixel Nature (#008751) for more calm effect. Try Alhambra as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#75001c is the best complementary color to Bosphorus. Cool red shades generally complement the warm cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #007558 complementary color is Venetian Red, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of mid green, warm cyan, and cool cyan colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Tropical Rain Forest are #00751d and #005775. Thus found on the left and right of #007558 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Fun Green and Orient colors as they work well with Bosphorus.
The split-complementary Bosphorus palette consists of #751d00 and #750057 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#75001c). Try Cedar Wood Finish and Pompadour colors in combination with #007558, 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 #007558 offers a combination of warm yellow and violet shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Bosphorus. Thus Cinnamon and Pigment Indigo giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Bosphorus contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Venetian Red, Paua, and Verdun Green split by 90° on the color wheel. #007558 square combo is a palette of warm cyan, mid blue, cool 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. Bosphorus tetradic combo consists of cool red complementary color (#75001c) and two others. The Pigment Indigo is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Japanese Laurel – 120° from the complementary Venetian Red. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #570075 and #1c7500.
In a RGB color space, hex #007558 is made of 0% red, 57% green and 43% blue. In a HSL mode Bosphorus has a hue angle of 165.13°, a saturation of 100% and a lightness of 22.94%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #007558 is made of 45.88% cyan, 0% magenta, 11.37% yellow and 54.12% black ink.
| HEX | #007558 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(0,117,88) |
| RGB Percentage | 0%, 57%, 43% |
| CMYK | 45.88, 0, 11.37, 54.12 |
| HSL | hsl(165.13,100%,22.94%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(165.13,100%,45.88%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(43.3999,-35.7967,8.1606) |
| XYZ | xyz(8.1227,13.4272,11.3961) |