Dusty Turquoise Color

#649b9e

Dusty 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 #9b6461
Complementary Color #9e6763
Color Shade: mid cyan (183.1° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 50.59% (better contrasting with white)
Dusty Turquoise Color Sample
Dusty Turquoise Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #649b9e

If you're looking for a similar mid cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Dusty Turquoise Color. The Gothic 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 Jericho Jade (#4d8681) for more energetic effect. Try Iron Earth as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#9e6763 is the best complementary color to Dusty 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 #649b9e complementary color is Toast, 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 Breaker Bay are #639e84 and #637d9e. Thus found on the left and right of #649b9e on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Patina and Hoki colors as they work well with Dusty Turquoise.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Dusty Turquoise palette consists of #9e8463 and #9e637d colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#9e6763). Try Barley Corn and Strikemaster colors in combination with #649b9e, 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 #649b9e 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 Dusty Turquoise. Thus Avocado and Strikemaster giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Dusty Turquoise contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Toast, Trendy Pink, and Asparagus split by 90° on the color wheel. #649b9e 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. Dusty Turquoise tetradic combo consists of mid red complementary color (#9e6763) and two others. The Strikemaster is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Aqua Forest – 120° from the complementary Toast. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #9e639a and #639e67.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #649b9e is made of 24% red, 38% green and 38% blue. In a HSL mode Dusty Turquoise has a hue angle of 183.1°, a saturation of 23.02% and a lightness of 50.59%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #649b9e is made of 22.74% cyan, 1.18% magenta, 0% yellow and 38.04% black ink.

HEX #649b9e
RGB Decimal rgb(100,155,158)
RGB Percentage 24%, 38%, 38%
CMYK 22.74, 1.18, 0, 38.04
HSL hsl(183.1,23.02%,50.59%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(183.1,36.71%,61.96%)
CIE-LAB lab(60.4454,-17.2592,-7.324)
XYZ xyz(23.1484,28.6206,36.652)
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