Real 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 | #bfa28c |
| Complementary Color | #73553f |
| Color Shade: | cool cyan (205.88° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 35.1% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Real Teal Color. The Azul Petróleo color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called San Miguel Blue (#527585) for more calm effect. Try Melancholic Sea as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#73553f is the best complementary color to Real 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 #405d73 complementary color is Tobacco Brown, 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 Blue Bayoux are #3f736f and #3f4373. Thus found on the left and right of #405d73 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Faded Jade and East Bay colors as they work well with Real Teal.
The split-complementary Real Teal palette consists of #736f3f and #733f43 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#73553f). Try Yellow Metal and Lotus colors in combination with #405d73, 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 #405d73 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 Real Teal. Thus Chalet Green and Cosmic giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Real Teal contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Tobacco Brown, Affair, and Fern Green split by 90° on the color wheel. #405d73 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. Real Teal tetradic combo consists of warm red complementary color (#73553f) and two others. The Cosmic is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Amazon – 120° from the complementary Tobacco Brown. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #733f5d and #3f7356.
In a RGB color space, hex #405d73 is made of 24% red, 34% green and 42% blue. In a HSL mode Real Teal has a hue angle of 205.88°, a saturation of 28.49% and a lightness of 35.1%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #405d73 is made of 20% cyan, 8.63% magenta, 0% yellow and 54.9% black ink.
| HEX | #405d73 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(64,93,115) |
| RGB Percentage | 24%, 34%, 42% |
| CMYK | 20, 8.63, 0, 54.9 |
| HSL | hsl(205.88,28.49%,35.1%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(205.88,44.35%,45.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(38.1218,-4.3518,-15.8375) |
| XYZ | xyz(9.1232,10.1565,17.6992) |