Iron Teal is pale, 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 | #eeb1a9 |
| Complementary Color | #561910 |
| Color Shade: | mid cyan (186.96° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 20.2% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Iron Teal Color. The Deep Blue Sea color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a warm cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Caribbean Swim (#126366) for more energetic effect. Try Bold Bolection as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#561910 is the best complementary color to Iron Teal. 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 #114e56 complementary color is Heath, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of green cyan, mid cyan, and blue cyan colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Eden are #10563b and #102b56. Thus found on the left and right of #114e56 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Eden and Blue Zodiac colors as they work well with Iron Teal.
The split-complementary Iron Teal palette consists of #563b10 and #56102b colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#561910). Try Bronzetone and Maroon Oak colors in combination with #114e56, 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 #114e56 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 Iron Teal. Thus Saratoga and Loulou giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Iron Teal contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Heath, Jagger, and Green House split by 90° on the color wheel. #114e56 square combo is a palette of mid cyan, violet, mid red and yellow green shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Iron Teal tetradic combo consists of mid red complementary color (#561910) and two others. The Loulou is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Parsley – 120° from the complementary Heath. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #56104d and #105619.
In a RGB color space, hex #114e56 is made of 9% red, 43% green and 48% blue. In a HSL mode Iron Teal has a hue angle of 186.96°, a saturation of 66.99% and a lightness of 20.2%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #114e56 is made of 27.06% cyan, 3.14% magenta, 0% yellow and 66.27% black ink.
| HEX | #114e56 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(17,78,86) |
| RGB Percentage | 9%, 43%, 48% |
| CMYK | 27.06, 3.14, 0, 66.27 |
| HSL | hsl(186.96,66.99%,20.2%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(186.96,80.23%,33.73%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(30.0097,-15.6412,-10.1934) |
| XYZ | xyz(4.6353,6.2398,9.7642) |