Indian Teal is pale, cool-toned shade of cool cyan. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with warm red, warm green or warm magenta
Inverse Color | #c3a794 |
Complementary Color | #6b4f3b |
Color Shade: | cool cyan (204.26° hue) |
Color Temperature: | cool |
Lightness: | 32.75% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Indian Teal Color. The Calypso color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a mid cyan bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Craft (#293b4a) for more energetic effect. Try Harpoon as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#6b4f3b is the best complementary color to Indian Teal. Warm red shades generally complement the cool cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #3c586b complementary color is Millbrook, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of warm cyan, cool cyan, and cool blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Fiord are #3b6b66 and #3b406b. Thus found on the left and right of #3c586b on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching William and East Bay colors as they work well with Indian Teal.
The split-complementary Indian Teal palette consists of #6b663b and #6b3b40 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#6b4f3b). Try Yellow Metal and Congo Brown colors in combination with #3c586b, 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 #3c586b offers a combination of cool yellow and warm magenta shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Indian Teal. Thus Chalet Green and Cosmic giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Indian Teal contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Millbrook, Voodoo, and Chalet Green split by 90° on the color wheel. #3c586b square combo is a palette of cool cyan, cool magenta, warm red and warm green shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Indian Teal tetradic combo consists of warm red complementary color (#6b4f3b) and two others. The Cosmic is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Killarney – 120° from the complementary Millbrook. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #6b3b57 and #3b6b4f.
In a RGB color space, hex #3c586b is made of 24% red, 35% green and 42% blue. In a HSL mode Indian Teal has a hue angle of 204.26°, a saturation of 28.14% and a lightness of 32.75%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #3c586b is made of 18.43% cyan, 7.45% magenta, 0% yellow and 58.04% black ink.
HEX | #3c586b |
RGB Decimal | rgb(60,88,107) |
RGB Percentage | 24%, 35%, 42% |
CMYK | 18.43, 7.45, 0, 58.04 |
HSL | hsl(204.26,28.14%,32.75%) |
HSV (or HSB) | hsv(204.26,43.93%,41.96%) |
CIE-LAB | lab(35.9875,-4.897,-14.1749) |
XYZ | xyz(8.007,9.0016,15.2254) |