Azul Turquesa Color

#6abac4

Azul Turquesa 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 #95453b
Complementary Color #c3746a
Color Shade: mid cyan (186.67° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 59.22% (better contrasting with white)
Azul Turquesa Color Sample
Azul Turquesa Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #6abac4

If you're looking for a similar mid cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Azul Turquesa Color. The Pacific Palisade color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a warm cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Water Wonder (#80d4d0) for more energetic effect. Try Pottery Blue as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#c3746a is the best complementary color to Azul Turquesa. 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 #6abac4 complementary color is Contessa, 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 #6ac3a1 and #6a8cc3. Thus found on the left and right of #6abac4 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Silver Tree and Ship Cove colors as they work well with Azul Turquesa.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Azul Turquesa palette consists of #c3a16a and #c36a8c colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#c3746a). Try Twine and Hopbush colors in combination with #6abac4, 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 #6abac4 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 Azul Turquesa. Thus Wild Willow and Fuchsia Pink giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Azul Turquesa contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Contessa, Amethyst, and Mantis split by 90° on the color wheel. #6abac4 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. Azul Turquesa tetradic combo consists of mid red complementary color (#c3746a) and two others. The Fuchsia Pink is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Mantis – 120° from the complementary Contessa. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #c36ab9 and #6ac374.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #6abac4 is made of 22% red, 38% green and 40% blue. In a HSL mode Azul Turquesa has a hue angle of 186.67°, a saturation of 43.27% and a lightness of 59.22%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #6abac4 is made of 35.29% cyan, 3.92% magenta, 0% yellow and 23.14% black ink.

HEX #6abac4
RGB Decimal rgb(106,186,196)
RGB Percentage 22%, 38%, 40%
CMYK 35.29, 3.92, 0, 23.14
HSL hsl(186.67,43.27%,59.22%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(186.67,45.92%,76.86%)
CIE-LAB lab(70.9863,-21.8707,-12.7067)
XYZ xyz(33.4666,42.1675,58.5998)
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