Coolbox Ice Turquoise Color

#499c9d

Coolbox Ice Turquoise is pale, cool-toned shade of mid cyan. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with mid red, yellow green or mid magenta

Inverse Color #b66362
Complementary Color #9d4a49
Color Shade: mid cyan (180.71° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 45.1% (better contrasting with white)
Coolbox Ice Turquoise Color Sample
Coolbox Ice Turquoise Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #499c9d

If you're looking for a similar mid cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Coolbox Ice Turquoise Color. The Sussie color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a warm cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Pharaoh's Seas (#59bbc2) for more energetic effect. Try Pacific Sea Teal as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#9d4a49 is the best complementary color to Coolbox Ice Turquoise. Mid red shades generally complement the mid cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #499c9d complementary color is Copper Rust, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of green cyan, mid cyan, and blue cyan colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Hippie Blue are #499d74 and #49719d. Thus found on the left and right of #499c9d on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Ocean Green and Wedgewood colors as they work well with Coolbox Ice Turquoise.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Coolbox Ice Turquoise palette consists of #9d7449 and #9d4971 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#9d4a49). Try Cape Palliser and Cadillac colors in combination with #499c9d, as they are not as contrasting as a complementary color, hence, giving more hue variety to make your design stand out.

Triadic Palette

The triadic palette of #499c9d offers a combination of mid yellow and mid magenta shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Coolbox Ice Turquoise. Thus Sycamore and Tapestry giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Coolbox Ice Turquoise contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Copper Rust, Affair, and Asparagus split by 90° on the color wheel. #499c9d square combo is a palette of mid cyan, warm blue, mid red and yellow green shades that work together well.

Tetradic Palette

The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Coolbox Ice Turquoise tetradic combo consists of mid red complementary color (#9d4a49) and two others. The Tapestry is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Fruit Salad – 120° from the complementary Copper Rust. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #9d499c and #499d4a.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #499c9d is made of 19% red, 40% green and 41% blue. In a HSL mode Coolbox Ice Turquoise has a hue angle of 180.71°, a saturation of 36.52% and a lightness of 45.1%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #499c9d is made of 32.94% cyan, 0.39% magenta, 0% yellow and 38.43% black ink.

HEX #499c9d
RGB Decimal rgb(73,156,157)
RGB Percentage 19%, 40%, 41%
CMYK 32.94, 0.39, 0, 38.43
HSL hsl(180.71,36.52%,45.1%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(180.71,53.5%,61.57%)
CIE-LAB lab(59.5509,-24.7193,-8.2137)
XYZ xyz(20.7219,27.6277,36.1388)
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