Gem Turquoise Color

#53c2c3

Gem 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 #ac3d3c
Complementary Color #c35352
Color Shade: mid cyan (180.54° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 54.51% (better contrasting with white)
Gem Turquoise Color Sample
Gem Turquoise Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #53c2c3

If you're looking for a similar mid cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Gem Turquoise Color. The Verditer Blue color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a warm cyan bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Pelorous (#3eabbf) for more energetic effect. Try Teal Essence as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#c35352 is the best complementary color to Gem 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 #53c2c3 complementary color is Fuzzy Wuzzy Brown, 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 Fountain Blue are #52c38b and #5289c3. Thus found on the left and right of #53c2c3 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Emerald and Steel Blue colors as they work well with Gem Turquoise.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Gem Turquoise palette consists of #c38b52 and #c35289 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#c35352). Try Twine and Mulberry colors in combination with #53c2c3, 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 #53c2c3 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 Gem Turquoise. Thus Celery and Fuchsia Pink giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Gem Turquoise contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Fuzzy Wuzzy Brown, Fuchsia Blue, and Mantis split by 90° on the color wheel. #53c2c3 square combo is a palette of mid cyan, violet, 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. Gem Turquoise tetradic combo consists of mid red complementary color (#c35352) and two others. The Fuchsia Pink 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 #c352c1 and #52c353.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #53c2c3 is made of 18% red, 41% green and 41% blue. In a HSL mode Gem Turquoise has a hue angle of 180.54°, a saturation of 48.28% and a lightness of 54.51%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #53c2c3 is made of 43.92% cyan, 0.39% magenta, 0% yellow and 23.53% black ink.

HEX #53c2c3
RGB Decimal rgb(83,194,195)
RGB Percentage 18%, 41%, 41%
CMYK 43.92, 0.39, 0, 23.53
HSL hsl(180.54,48.28%,54.51%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(180.54,57.44%,76.47%)
CIE-LAB lab(72.4703,-30.9503,-10.0265)
XYZ xyz(32.7094,44.3627,58.4687)
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