Turkish Jade Color

#2b888d

Turkish Jade 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 #d47772
Complementary Color #8d2f2b
Color Shade: mid cyan (183.06° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 36.08% (better contrasting with white)
Turkish Jade Color Sample
Turkish Jade Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #2b888d

If you're looking for a similar mid cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Turkish Jade Color. The Fischer Blue color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a warm cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Teal Essence (#3da3ae) for more calm effect. Try Baltic Green as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#8d2f2b is the best complementary color to Turkish Jade. 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 #2b888d complementary color is Burnt Umber, 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 Lochinvar are #2b8d61 and #2b578d. Thus found on the left and right of #2b888d on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Eucalyptus and St Tropaz colors as they work well with Turkish Jade.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Turkish Jade palette consists of #8d612b and #8d2b57 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#8d2f2b). Try Kumera and Camelot colors in combination with #2b888d, 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 #2b888d 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 Turkish Jade. Thus Wasabi and Plum giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Turkish Jade contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Burnt Umber, Eminence, and Olive Drab split by 90° on the color wheel. #2b888d 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. Turkish Jade tetradic combo consists of mid red complementary color (#8d2f2b) and two others. The Plum is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Forest Green – 120° from the complementary Burnt Umber. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #8d2b87 and #2b8d2f.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #2b888d is made of 13% red, 43% green and 44% blue. In a HSL mode Turkish Jade has a hue angle of 183.06°, a saturation of 53.26% and a lightness of 36.08%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #2b888d is made of 38.43% cyan, 1.96% magenta, 0% yellow and 44.71% black ink.

HEX #2b888d
RGB Decimal rgb(43,136,141)
RGB Percentage 13%, 43%, 44%
CMYK 38.43, 1.96, 0, 44.71
HSL hsl(183.06,53.26%,36.08%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(183.06,69.5%,55.29%)
CIE-LAB lab(51.888,-24.7932,-10.585)
XYZ xyz(14.6081,20.045,28.2984)
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