Dull 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 violet
| Inverse Color | #a06170 |
| Complementary Color | #9e5f6d |
| Color Shade: | warm cyan (165.71° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 49.61% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Dull Teal Color. The Cooled Blue 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 Ebbing Tide (#688d8a) for more calm effect. Try Think Leaf as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#9e5f6d is the best complementary color to Dull 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 #5f9e8f complementary color is Au Chico, 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 Patina are #5f9e6f and #5f8d9e. Thus found on the left and right of #5f9e8f on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Aqua Forest and Horizon colors as they work well with Dull Teal.
The split-complementary Dull Teal palette consists of #9e6f5f and #9e5f8d colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#9e5f6d). Try Toast and Strikemaster colors in combination with #5f9e8f, 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 #5f9e8f 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 Teal. Thus Barley Corn and Trendy Pink giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Dull Teal contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Au Chico, Scampi, and Asparagus split by 90° on the color wheel. #5f9e8f 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. Dull Teal tetradic combo consists of cool red complementary color (#9e5f6d) and two others. The Trendy Pink is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Asparagus – 120° from the complementary Au Chico. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #8e5f9e and #6d9e5f.
In a RGB color space, hex #5f9e8f is made of 24% red, 40% green and 36% blue. In a HSL mode Dull Teal has a hue angle of 165.71°, a saturation of 24.9% and a lightness of 49.61%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #5f9e8f is made of 24.71% cyan, 0% magenta, 5.88% yellow and 38.04% black ink.
| HEX | #5f9e8f |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(95,158,143) |
| RGB Percentage | 24%, 40%, 36% |
| CMYK | 24.71, 0, 5.88, 38.04 |
| HSL | hsl(165.71,24.9%,49.61%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(165.71,39.87%,61.96%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(60.6665,-23.9108,1.4594) |
| XYZ | xyz(21.9041,28.8698,30.4046) |