Clear 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 | #ff757e |
| Complementary Color | #8a0008 |
| Color Shade: | warm cyan (176.09° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 27.06% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Clear Turquoise Color. The Tropical Kelp color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a green cyan bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Essential Teal (#007377) for more calm effect. Try Falcon Turquoise as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#8a0008 is the best complementary color to Clear 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 #008a81 complementary color is Red Berry, 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 #008a3b and #004d8a. Thus found on the left and right of #008a81 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Fun Green and Congress Blue colors as they work well with Clear Turquoise.
The split-complementary Clear Turquoise palette consists of #8a3b00 and #8a004d colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#8a0008). Try Peru Tan and Siren colors in combination with #008a81, 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 #008a81 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 Clear Turquoise. Thus Olive and Purple giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Clear Turquoise contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Red Berry, Pigment Indigo, and Limeade split by 90° on the color wheel. #008a81 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. Clear Turquoise tetradic combo consists of cool red complementary color (#8a0008) and two others. The Purple is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Japanese Laurel – 120° from the complementary Red Berry. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #81008a and #088a00.
In a RGB color space, hex #008a81 is made of 0% red, 52% green and 48% blue. In a HSL mode Clear Turquoise has a hue angle of 176.09°, a saturation of 100% and a lightness of 27.06%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #008a81 is made of 54.12% cyan, 0% magenta, 3.53% yellow and 45.88% black ink.
| HEX | #008a81 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(0,138,129) |
| RGB Percentage | 0%, 52%, 48% |
| CMYK | 54.12, 0, 3.53, 45.88 |
| HSL | hsl(176.09,100%,27.06%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(176.09,100%,54.12%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(51.567,-33.2857,-4.1426) |
| XYZ | xyz(13.0509,19.7619,23.8955) |