Dull Turquoise is pale, warm-toned shade of green cyan. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with cool red, cool yellow or violet
| Inverse Color | #aa828c |
| Complementary Color | #7d555e |
| Color Shade: | green cyan (165° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 41.18% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar green cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Dull Turquoise Color. The Lunar Tide color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a cool green bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Armada (#536762) for more calm effect. Try Juniper as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#7d555e is the best complementary color to Dull Turquoise. Cool red shades generally complement the green cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #557d73 complementary color is Russett, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of mid green, green cyan, and cool cyan colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Cutty Sark are #557d5f and #55727d. Thus found on the left and right of #557d73 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Spring Leaves and Cutty Sark colors as they work well with Dull Turquoise.
The split-complementary Dull Turquoise palette consists of #7d5f55 and #7d5572 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#7d555e). Try Russett and Falcon colors in combination with #557d73, 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 #557d73 offers a combination of orange and violet shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Dull Turquoise. Thus Go Ben and Rum giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Dull Turquoise contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Russett, Smoky, and Limed Ash split by 90° on the color wheel. #557d73 square combo is a palette of green cyan, mid 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. Dull Turquoise tetradic combo consists of cool red complementary color (#7d555e) and two others. The Rum is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Glade Green – 120° from the complementary Russett. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #72557d and #5e7d55.
In a RGB color space, hex #557d73 is made of 26% red, 38% green and 35% blue. In a HSL mode Dull Turquoise has a hue angle of 165°, a saturation of 19.05% and a lightness of 41.18%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #557d73 is made of 15.69% cyan, 0% magenta, 3.92% yellow and 50.98% black ink.
| HEX | #557d73 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(85,125,115) |
| RGB Percentage | 26%, 38%, 35% |
| CMYK | 15.69, 0, 3.92, 50.98 |
| HSL | hsl(165,19.05%,41.18%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(165,32%,49.02%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(49.297,-16.302,0.9852) |
| XYZ | xyz(14.1744,17.8363,18.9153) |