Fresh Turquoise is calm, cool-toned shade of warm cyan. It is better contrasting with black. This color combines beautifully with cool red, cool yellow or cool magenta
| Inverse Color | #bf1f2f |
| Complementary Color | #e04050 |
| Color Shade: | warm cyan (174° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 56.47% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar warm cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Fresh Turquoise Color. The Pluviophile color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a green cyan bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Swimmers Pool (#2dc5bb) for more calm effect. Try Mermaid Net as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#e04050 is the best complementary color to Fresh 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 #40e0d0 complementary color is Cerise Red, 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 Turquoise are #40e080 and #409fe0. Thus found on the left and right of #40e0d0 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Shamrock and Picton Blue colors as they work well with Fresh Turquoise.
The split-complementary Fresh Turquoise palette consists of #e08040 and #e0409f colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#e04050). Try Red Damask and Cerise colors in combination with #40e0d0, 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 #40e0d0 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 Fresh Turquoise. Thus Wattle and Lavender giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Fresh Turquoise contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Cerise Red, Purple Heart, and Conifer split by 90° on the color wheel. #40e0d0 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. Fresh Turquoise tetradic combo consists of cool red complementary color (#e04050) and two others. The Lavender is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Pastel Green – 120° from the complementary Cerise Red. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #cf40e0 and #50e040.
In a RGB color space, hex #40e0d0 is made of 13% red, 45% green and 42% blue. In a HSL mode Fresh Turquoise has a hue angle of 174°, a saturation of 72.07% and a lightness of 56.47%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #40e0d0 is made of 62.74% cyan, 0% magenta, 6.27% yellow and 12.16% black ink.
| HEX | #40e0d0 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(64,224,208) |
| RGB Percentage | 13%, 45%, 42% |
| CMYK | 62.74, 0, 6.27, 12.16 |
| HSL | hsl(174,72.07%,56.47%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(174,71.43%,87.84%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(81.2671,-44.0763,-4.0345) |
| XYZ | xyz(40.1552,58.9554,68.9376) |