Dark 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 | #fba3a5 |
| Complementary Color | #5b0406 |
| Color Shade: | warm cyan (178.64° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 18.82% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Dark Turquoise Color. The Rich Black color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a green cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Shady Glade (#006e5b) for more energetic effect. Try Hawk Turquoise as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#5b0406 is the best complementary color to Dark 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 #045c5a complementary color is Rustic Red, 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 Blue Stone are #045b2e and #04315b. Thus found on the left and right of #045c5a on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Fun Green and Green Vogue colors as they work well with Dark Turquoise.
The split-complementary Dark Turquoise palette consists of #5b2e04 and #5b0431 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#5b0406). Try Brown Bramble and Mulberry Wood colors in combination with #045c5a, 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 #045c5a 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 Dark Turquoise. Thus Verdun Green and Clairvoyant giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Dark Turquoise contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Rustic Red, Cherry Pie, and Verdun Green split by 90° on the color wheel. #045c5a 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. Dark Turquoise tetradic combo consists of cool red complementary color (#5b0406) and two others. The Clairvoyant is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Japanese Laurel – 120° from the complementary Rustic Red. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #59045b and #065b04.
In a RGB color space, hex #045c5a is made of 2% red, 49% green and 48% blue. In a HSL mode Dark Turquoise has a hue angle of 178.64°, a saturation of 91.67% and a lightness of 18.82%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #045c5a is made of 34.51% cyan, 0% magenta, 0.79% yellow and 63.92% black ink.
| HEX | #045c5a |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(4,92,90) |
| RGB Percentage | 2%, 49%, 48% |
| CMYK | 34.51, 0, 0.79, 63.92 |
| HSL | hsl(178.64,91.67%,18.82%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(178.64,95.65%,36.08%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(34.8393,-23.1644,-5.4833) |
| XYZ | xyz(5.7227,8.4183,10.9961) |