Kandinsky Turquoise Color

#2d8284

Kandinsky Turquoise 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 #d27d7b
Complementary Color #842e2d
Color Shade: mid cyan (181.38° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 34.71% (better contrasting with white)
Kandinsky Turquoise Color Sample
Kandinsky Turquoise Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #2d8284

If you're looking for a similar mid cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Kandinsky Turquoise Color. The Azure Tide 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 Sea (#3c9992) for more calm effect. Try Empress Envy as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#842e2d is the best complementary color to Kandinsky Turquoise. 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 #2d8284 complementary color is Nutmeg, 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 Paradiso are #2d845a and #2d5684. Thus found on the left and right of #2d8284 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Sea Green and Chambray colors as they work well with Kandinsky Turquoise.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Kandinsky Turquoise palette consists of #845a2d and #842d56 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#842e2d). Try Mule Fawn and Camelot colors in combination with #2d8284, 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 #2d8284 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 Kandinsky Turquoise. Thus Crete and Plum giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Kandinsky Turquoise contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Nutmeg, Eminence, and Crete split by 90° on the color wheel. #2d8284 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. Kandinsky Turquoise tetradic combo consists of mid red complementary color (#842e2d) and two others. The Plum is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Forest Green – 120° from the complementary Nutmeg. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #842d82 and #2d842f.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #2d8284 is made of 15% red, 42% green and 43% blue. In a HSL mode Kandinsky Turquoise has a hue angle of 181.38°, a saturation of 49.15% and a lightness of 34.71%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #2d8284 is made of 34.11% cyan, 0.78% magenta, 0% yellow and 48.24% black ink.

HEX #2d8284
RGB Decimal rgb(45,130,132)
RGB Percentage 15%, 42%, 43%
CMYK 34.11, 0.78, 0, 48.24
HSL hsl(181.38,49.15%,34.71%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(181.38,65.91%,51.76%)
CIE-LAB lab(49.7247,-24.1724,-8.5647)
XYZ xyz(13.2297,18.1891,24.6434)
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