Blue Turquoise 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 | #ac4f51 |
| Complementary Color | #af5354 |
| Color Shade: | warm cyan (178.71° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 50.78% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Blue Turquoise Color. The Sea Sparkle 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 soft alternative called Mirage Lake (#4f938f) for more calm effect. Try Catalan as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#af5354 is the best complementary color to Blue 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 #53b0ae complementary color is Matrix, 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 Tradewind are #53af7f and #5383af. Thus found on the left and right of #53b0ae on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Silver Tree and Wedgewood colors as they work well with Blue Turquoise.
The split-complementary Blue Turquoise palette consists of #af7f53 and #af5383 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#af5354). Try Driftwood and Tapestry colors in combination with #53b0ae, 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 #53b0ae 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 Blue Turquoise. Thus Olive Green and Wisteria giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Blue Turquoise contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Matrix, Studio, and Chelsea Cucumber split by 90° on the color wheel. #53b0ae 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. Blue Turquoise tetradic combo consists of cool red complementary color (#af5354) and two others. The Wisteria is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Fruit Salad – 120° from the complementary Matrix. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #ae53af and #55af53.
In a RGB color space, hex #53b0ae is made of 19% red, 41% green and 40% blue. In a HSL mode Blue Turquoise has a hue angle of 178.71°, a saturation of 37.05% and a lightness of 50.78%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #53b0ae is made of 36.47% cyan, 0% magenta, 0.78% yellow and 30.98% black ink.
| HEX | #53b0ae |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(83,176,174) |
| RGB Percentage | 19%, 41%, 40% |
| CMYK | 36.47, 0, 0.78, 30.98 |
| HSL | hsl(178.71,37.05%,50.78%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(178.71,52.84%,69.02%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(66.4784,-27.915,-7.4015) |
| XYZ | xyz(26.7326,35.9457,45.5736) |