Temple Guard Blue 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 | #cc6572 |
| Complementary Color | #9a3240 |
| Color Shade: | warm cyan (172.43° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 40.2% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Temple Guard Blue Color. The Lake Tahoe Turquoise 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 saturated alternative called Pluto (#34acb1) for more energetic effect. Try Message Green as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#9a3240 is the best complementary color to Temple Guard Blue. 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 #339a8d complementary color is Stiletto, 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 #329a59 and #32739a. Thus found on the left and right of #339a8d on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Sea Green and Astral colors as they work well with Temple Guard Blue.
The split-complementary Temple Guard Blue palette consists of #9a5932 and #9a3273 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#9a3240). Try Mule Fawn and Royal Heath colors in combination with #339a8d, 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 #339a8d 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 Temple Guard Blue. Thus Luxor Gold and Vivid Violet giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Temple Guard Blue contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Stiletto, Gigas, and Sushi split by 90° on the color wheel. #339a8d 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. Temple Guard Blue tetradic combo consists of cool red complementary color (#9a3240) and two others. The Vivid Violet is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Apple – 120° from the complementary Stiletto. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #8c329a and #3f9a32.
In a RGB color space, hex #339a8d is made of 15% red, 45% green and 41% blue. In a HSL mode Temple Guard Blue has a hue angle of 172.43°, a saturation of 50.24% and a lightness of 40.2%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #339a8d is made of 40.39% cyan, 0% magenta, 5.1% yellow and 39.61% black ink.
| HEX | #339a8d |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(51,154,141) |
| RGB Percentage | 15%, 45%, 41% |
| CMYK | 40.39, 0, 5.1, 39.61 |
| HSL | hsl(172.43,50.24%,40.2%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(172.43,66.88%,60.39%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(57.7876,-32.3688,-1.803) |
| XYZ | xyz(17.7286,25.7381,29.2329) |