Medium Turquoise 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 | #b72e33 |
| Complementary Color | #d1484c |
| Color Shade: | warm cyan (177.81° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 55.1% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Medium Turquoise Color. The Slick Blue 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 saturated alternative called Blue Curacao (#32becc) for more energetic effect. Try Arctic Ocean as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#d1484c is the best complementary color to Medium 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 #48d1cc complementary color is Valencia, 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 #48d187 and #4891d1. Thus found on the left and right of #48d1cc on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Emerald and Havelock Blue colors as they work well with Medium Turquoise.
The split-complementary Medium Turquoise palette consists of #d18748 and #d14891 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#d1484c). Try Raw Sienna and Mulberry colors in combination with #48d1cc, 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 #48d1cc 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 Medium Turquoise. Thus Turmeric and Amethyst giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Medium Turquoise contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Valencia, Amethyst, and Atlantis split by 90° on the color wheel. #48d1cc 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. Medium Turquoise tetradic combo consists of cool red complementary color (#d1484c) and two others. The Amethyst is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Emerald – 120° from the complementary Valencia. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #cc48d1 and #4cd148.
In a RGB color space, hex #48d1cc is made of 15% red, 43% green and 42% blue. In a HSL mode Medium Turquoise has a hue angle of 177.81°, a saturation of 59.83% and a lightness of 55.1%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #48d1cc is made of 53.72% cyan, 0% magenta, 1.96% yellow and 18.04% black ink.
| HEX | #48d1cc |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(72,209,204) |
| RGB Percentage | 15%, 43%, 42% |
| CMYK | 53.72, 0, 1.96, 18.04 |
| HSL | hsl(177.81,59.83%,55.1%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(177.81,65.55%,81.96%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(76.8835,-37.3544,-8.361) |
| XYZ | xyz(36.372,51.3383,65.119) |