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 | #f93d53 |
| Complementary Color | #c2061b |
| Color Shade: | warm cyan (172.98° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 39.22% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Turquoise Color. The First Timer Green color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a green cyan bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Niagara (#06a189) for more calm effect. Try Malted Mint Madness as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#c2061b is the best complementary color to 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 #06c2ac complementary color is Monza, 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 Caribbean Green are #06c24d and #0679c2. Thus found on the left and right of #06c2ac on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Malachite and Lochmara colors as they work well with Turquoise.
The split-complementary Turquoise palette consists of #c24d06 and #c20679 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#c2061b). Try Rock Spray and Lipstick colors in combination with #06c2ac, 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 #06c2ac 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 Turquoise. Thus Buddha Gold and Electric Violet giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Turquoise contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Monza, Purple, and Pistachio split by 90° on the color wheel. #06c2ac 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. Turquoise tetradic combo consists of cool red complementary color (#c2061b) and two others. The Electric Violet is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Green – 120° from the complementary Monza. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #ac06c2 and #1cc206.
In a RGB color space, hex #06c2ac is made of 2% red, 52% green and 46% blue. In a HSL mode Turquoise has a hue angle of 172.98°, a saturation of 94% and a lightness of 39.22%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #06c2ac is made of 73.73% cyan, 0% magenta, 8.63% yellow and 23.92% black ink.
| HEX | #06c2ac |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(6,194,172) |
| RGB Percentage | 2%, 52%, 46% |
| CMYK | 73.73, 0, 8.63, 23.92 |
| HSL | hsl(172.98,94%,39.22%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(172.98,96.91%,76.08%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(70.5948,-45.3291,-0.3836) |
| XYZ | xyz(26.8133,41.6008,45.6463) |