Florida Turquoise Color

#6bb8b1

Florida Turquoise is pale, cool-toned shade of warm cyan. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with cool red, cool yellow or cool magenta

Inverse Color #94474e
Complementary Color #b86a71
Color Shade: warm cyan (174.55° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 57.06% (better contrasting with white)
Florida Turquoise Color Sample
Florida Turquoise Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #6bb8b1

If you're looking for a similar warm cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Florida Turquoise Color. The Golf Blazer color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a green cyan bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Meadowbrook (#60a0a3) for more calm effect. Try Caulerpa Lentillifera as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#b86a71 is the best complementary color to Florida Turquoise. 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 #6bb8b1 complementary color is Turkish Rose, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of cool green, warm cyan, and cool cyan colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Tradewind are #6ab88a and #6a98b8. Thus found on the left and right of #6bb8b1 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Silver Tree and Hippie Blue colors as they work well with Florida Turquoise.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Florida Turquoise palette consists of #b88a6a and #b86a98 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#b86a71). Try Muddy Waters and Tapestry colors in combination with #6bb8b1, 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 #6bb8b1 offers a combination of warm yellow and cool magenta shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Florida Turquoise. Thus Gimblet and Wisteria giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Florida Turquoise contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Turkish Rose, Wisteria, and Olivine split by 90° on the color wheel. #6bb8b1 square combo is a palette of warm cyan, warm blue, cool red and cool yellow 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. Florida Turquoise tetradic combo consists of cool red complementary color (#b86a71) and two others. The Wisteria is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Fern – 120° from the complementary Turkish Rose. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #b16ab8 and #71b86a.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #6bb8b1 is made of 23% red, 39% green and 38% blue. In a HSL mode Florida Turquoise has a hue angle of 174.55°, a saturation of 35.16% and a lightness of 57.06%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #6bb8b1 is made of 30.2% cyan, 0% magenta, 2.75% yellow and 27.84% black ink.

HEX #6bb8b1
RGB Decimal rgb(107,184,177)
RGB Percentage 23%, 39%, 38%
CMYK 30.2, 0, 2.75, 27.84
HSL hsl(174.55,35.16%,57.06%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(174.55,41.85%,72.16%)
CIE-LAB lab(69.8814,-25.4886,-3.9176)
XYZ xyz(31.1397,40.5811,47.7867)
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