Treasured Teal Color

#52c1b3

Treasured Teal 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 #ad3e4c
Complementary Color #c1515f
Color Shade: warm cyan (172.43° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 53.92% (better contrasting with white)
Treasured Teal Color Sample
Treasured Teal Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #52c1b3

If you're looking for a similar warm cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Treasured Teal Color. The Tropical Splash color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a green cyan bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Bahaman Bliss (#3fa49b) for more calm effect. Try Walk in the Woods as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#c1515f is the best complementary color to Treasured 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 #52c1b3 complementary color is Fuzzy Wuzzy Brown, 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 Fountain Blue are #51c17b and #5197c1. Thus found on the left and right of #52c1b3 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Emerald and Steel Blue colors as they work well with Treasured Teal.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Treasured Teal palette consists of #c17b51 and #c15197 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#c1515f). Try Antique Brass and Mulberry colors in combination with #52c1b3, 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 #52c1b3 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 Treasured Teal. Thus Sundance and Amethyst giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Treasured Teal contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Fuzzy Wuzzy Brown, Fuchsia Blue, and Celery split by 90° on the color wheel. #52c1b3 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. Treasured Teal tetradic combo consists of cool red complementary color (#c1515f) and two others. The Amethyst is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Mantis – 120° from the complementary Fuzzy Wuzzy Brown. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #b251c1 and #5fc151.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #52c1b3 is made of 18% red, 43% green and 39% blue. In a HSL mode Treasured Teal has a hue angle of 172.43°, a saturation of 47.23% and a lightness of 53.92%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #52c1b3 is made of 43.53% cyan, 0% magenta, 5.49% yellow and 24.31% black ink.

HEX #52c1b3
RGB Decimal rgb(82,193,179)
RGB Percentage 18%, 43%, 39%
CMYK 43.53, 0, 5.49, 24.31
HSL hsl(172.43,47.23%,53.92%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(172.43,57.51%,75.69%)
CIE-LAB lab(71.6827,-34.9336,-2.469)
XYZ xyz(30.6863,43.1884,49.3667)
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