Navajo Turquoise is calm, cool-toned shade of warm cyan. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with cool red, cool yellow or cool magenta
| Inverse Color | #ff8387 |
| Complementary Color | #7c0003 |
| Color Shade: | warm cyan (178.06° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 24.31% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Navajo Turquoise Color. The Blue Stone color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a green cyan bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Piney Lake (#006655) for more calm effect. Try Mary Blue as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#7c0003 is the best complementary color to Navajo Turquoise. 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 #007c78 complementary color is Maroon, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of cool green, warm cyan, and cool cyan colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Teal are #007c39 and #00417c. Thus found on the left and right of #007c78 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Fun Green and Regal Blue colors as they work well with Navajo Turquoise.
The split-complementary Navajo Turquoise palette consists of #7c3a00 and #7c0042 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#7c0003). Try Cinnamon and Siren colors in combination with #007c78, 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 #007c78 offers a combination of warm yellow and cool magenta shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Navajo Turquoise. Thus Olive and Purple giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Navajo Turquoise contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Maroon, Pigment Indigo, and Verdun Green split by 90° on the color wheel. #007c78 square combo is a palette of warm cyan, warm 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. Navajo Turquoise tetradic combo consists of cool red complementary color (#7c0003) and two others. The Purple is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Japanese Laurel – 120° from the complementary Maroon. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #78007c and #037c00.
In a RGB color space, hex #007c78 is made of 0% red, 51% green and 49% blue. In a HSL mode Navajo Turquoise has a hue angle of 178.06°, a saturation of 100% and a lightness of 24.31%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #007c78 is made of 48.63% cyan, 0% magenta, 1.57% yellow and 51.37% black ink.
| HEX | #007c78 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(0,124,120) |
| RGB Percentage | 0%, 51%, 49% |
| CMYK | 48.63, 0, 1.57, 51.37 |
| HSL | hsl(178.06,100%,24.31%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(178.06,100%,48.63%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(46.6731,-29.487,-6.1133) |
| XYZ | xyz(10.5978,15.7714,20.2549) |