Exquisite 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 | #e34 |
| Complementary Color | #cc1021 |
| Color Shade: | warm cyan (174.55° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 43.33% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Exquisite Turquoise Color. The Swagger color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a green cyan bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Cozumel (#0aafa4) for more energetic effect. Try Fake Jade as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#cc1021 is the best complementary color to Exquisite 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 #1cb complementary color is Crimson, 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 White are #10cc5d and #107fcc. Thus found on the left and right of #1cb on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Malachite and Denim colors as they work well with Exquisite Turquoise.
The split-complementary Exquisite Turquoise palette consists of #cc5d10 and #cc107f colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#cc1021). Try Tia Maria and Red Violet colors in combination with #1cb, 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 #1cb 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 Exquisite Turquoise. Thus Gold Tips and Electric Violet giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Exquisite Turquoise contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Crimson, Purple Heart, and Lima split by 90° on the color wheel. #1cb 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. Exquisite Turquoise tetradic combo consists of cool red complementary color (#cc1021) and two others. The Electric Violet is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Malachite – 120° from the complementary Crimson. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #bb10cc and #21cc10.
In a RGB color space, hex #11ccbb is made of 4% red, 50% green and 46% blue. In a HSL mode Exquisite Turquoise has a hue angle of 174.55°, a saturation of 84.62% and a lightness of 43.33%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #11ccbb is made of 73.33% cyan, 0% magenta, 6.67% yellow and 20% black ink.
| HEX | #11ccbb |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(17,204,187) |
| RGB Percentage | 4%, 50%, 46% |
| CMYK | 73.33, 0, 6.67, 20 |
| HSL | hsl(174.55,84.62%,43.33%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(174.55,91.67%,80%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(74.1211,-45.0446,-3.3593) |
| XYZ | xyz(30.7937,46.8928,54.4419) |