Sacred 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 | #b64c5a |
| Complementary Color | #b34956 |
| Color Shade: | warm cyan (172.08° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 49.41% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Sacred Turquoise Color. The Sea color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a green cyan bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Green Jelly (#349b82) for more energetic effect. Try Coolbox Ice Turquoise as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#b34956 is the best complementary color to Sacred 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 #49b3a5 complementary color is Hippie Pink, 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 Keppel are #49b370 and #498bb3. Thus found on the left and right of #49b3a5 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Ocean Green and Steel Blue colors as they work well with Sacred Turquoise.
The split-complementary Sacred Turquoise palette consists of #b37049 and #b3498b colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#b34956). Try Santa Fe and Cadillac colors in combination with #49b3a5, 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 #49b3a5 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 Sacred Turquoise. Thus Husk and Studio giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Sacred Turquoise contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Hippie Pink, Studio, and Sushi split by 90° on the color wheel. #49b3a5 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. Sacred Turquoise tetradic combo consists of cool red complementary color (#b34956) and two others. The Studio is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Apple – 120° from the complementary Hippie Pink. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #a449b3 and #56b349.
In a RGB color space, hex #49b3a5 is made of 18% red, 43% green and 40% blue. In a HSL mode Sacred Turquoise has a hue angle of 172.08°, a saturation of 42.06% and a lightness of 49.41%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #49b3a5 is made of 41.57% cyan, 0% magenta, 5.49% yellow and 29.8% black ink.
| HEX | #49b3a5 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(73,179,165) |
| RGB Percentage | 18%, 43%, 40% |
| CMYK | 41.57, 0, 5.49, 29.8 |
| HSL | hsl(172.08,42.06%,49.41%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(172.08,59.22%,70.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(66.8042,-33.7636,-1.969) |
| XYZ | xyz(25.6593,36.3733,41.2657) |