Taos Turquoise is pale, 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 | #d47375 |
| Complementary Color | #8c2b2d |
| Color Shade: | warm cyan (178.76° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 35.88% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Taos Turquoise Color. The Cancer Seagreen Scarab color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a green cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Bahaman Bliss (#3fa49b) for more calm effect. Try Caribbean Cruise as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#8c2b2d is the best complementary color to Taos 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 #2b8c8a complementary color is Burnt Umber, 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 Lochinvar are #2b8c59 and #2b5d8c. Thus found on the left and right of #2b8c8a on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Sea Green and St Tropaz colors as they work well with Taos Turquoise.
The split-complementary Taos Turquoise palette consists of #8c592b and #8c2b5d colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#8c2b2d). Try Mule Fawn and Camelot colors in combination with #2b8c8a, 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 #2b8c8a 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 Taos Turquoise. Thus Wasabi and Vivid Violet giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Taos Turquoise contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Burnt Umber, Eminence, and Olive Drab split by 90° on the color wheel. #2b8c8a 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. Taos Turquoise tetradic combo consists of cool red complementary color (#8c2b2d) and two others. The Vivid Violet 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 #892b8c and #2d8c2b.
In a RGB color space, hex #2b8c8a is made of 13% red, 44% green and 43% blue. In a HSL mode Taos Turquoise has a hue angle of 178.76°, a saturation of 53.01% and a lightness of 35.88%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #2b8c8a is made of 38.04% cyan, 0% magenta, 0.78% yellow and 45.1% black ink.
| HEX | #2b8c8a |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(43,140,138) |
| RGB Percentage | 13%, 44%, 43% |
| CMYK | 38.04, 0, 0.78, 45.1 |
| HSL | hsl(178.76,53.01%,35.88%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(178.76,69.29%,54.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(53.0639,-27.7176,-7.0844) |
| XYZ | xyz(14.9618,21.1047,27.3298) |