Deep Turquoise Color

#01b0bd

Deep Turquoise 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 #fe4f42
Complementary Color #bd0e00
Color Shade: mid cyan (184.15° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 37.25% (better contrasting with white)
Deep Turquoise Color Sample
Deep Turquoise Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #01b0bd

If you're looking for a similar mid cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Deep Turquoise Color. The Baltic Turquoise color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a warm cyan bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Oasis (#0092a3) for more energetic effect. Try Tyrolite Blue-Green as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#bd0e00 is the best complementary color to Deep Turquoise. 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 #01b0bd complementary color is Guardsman Red, 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 Pacific Blue are #00bd6b and #0051bd. Thus found on the left and right of #01b0bd on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Jade and Cobalt colors as they work well with Deep Turquoise.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Deep Turquoise palette consists of #bd6b00 and #bd0051 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#bd0e00). Try Indochine and Lipstick colors in combination with #01b0bd, 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 #01b0bd 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 Deep Turquoise. Thus Buddha Gold and Hollywood Cerise giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Deep Turquoise contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Guardsman Red, Purple, and Limeade split by 90° on the color wheel. #01b0bd 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. Deep Turquoise tetradic combo consists of mid red complementary color (#bd0e00) and two others. The Hollywood Cerise is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Green – 120° from the complementary Guardsman Red. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #bd00af and #00bd0d.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #01b0bd is made of 0% red, 48% green and 52% blue. In a HSL mode Deep Turquoise has a hue angle of 184.15°, a saturation of 98.95% and a lightness of 37.25%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #01b0bd is made of 73.73% cyan, 5.1% magenta, 0% yellow and 25.88% black ink.

HEX #01b0bd
RGB Decimal rgb(1,176,189)
RGB Percentage 0%, 48%, 52%
CMYK 73.73, 5.1, 0, 25.88
HSL hsl(184.15,98.95%,37.25%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(184.15,99.47%,74.12%)
CIE-LAB lab(65.5389,-32.2884,-17.2795)
XYZ xyz(24.7232,34.7312,53.5449)
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