Dusty Teal Color

#4c9085

Dusty Teal is pale, 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 #b36f7a
Complementary Color #904c56
Color Shade: warm cyan (170.29° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 43.14% (better contrasting with white)
Dusty Teal Color Sample
Dusty Teal Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #4c9085

If you're looking for a similar warm cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Dusty Teal Color. The Green Crush color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a green cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Emerald Succulent (#55aaaa) for more energetic effect. Try Greensleeves as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#904c56 is the best complementary color to Dusty Teal. 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 #4c9085 complementary color is Copper Rust, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of cool green, warm cyan, and cool cyan colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Smalt Blue are #4c9063 and #4c7890. Thus found on the left and right of #4c9085 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Fruit Salad and Smalt Blue colors as they work well with Dusty Teal.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Dusty Teal palette consists of #90634c and #904c78 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#904c56). Try Spicy Mix and Cannon Pink colors in combination with #4c9085, 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 #4c9085 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 Dusty Teal. Thus Shadow and Affair giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Dusty Teal contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Copper Rust, Butterfly Bush, and Asparagus split by 90° on the color wheel. #4c9085 square combo is a palette of warm cyan, warm blue, cool red and cool yellow 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. Dusty Teal tetradic combo consists of cool red complementary color (#904c56) and two others. The Affair is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Hippie Green – 120° from the complementary Copper Rust. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #844c90 and #57904c.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #4c9085 is made of 22% red, 41% green and 38% blue. In a HSL mode Dusty Teal has a hue angle of 170.29°, a saturation of 30.91% and a lightness of 43.14%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #4c9085 is made of 26.67% cyan, 0% magenta, 4.31% yellow and 43.53% black ink.

HEX #4c9085
RGB Decimal rgb(76,144,133)
RGB Percentage 22%, 41%, 38%
CMYK 26.67, 0, 4.31, 43.53
HSL hsl(170.29,30.91%,43.14%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(170.29,47.22%,56.47%)
CIE-LAB lab(55.2536,-24.3835,-0.8424)
XYZ xyz(17.1874,23.1765,25.7579)
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