Turquoise Sea is pale, cool-toned shade of mid cyan. It is better contrasting with black. This color combines beautifully with mid red, yellow green or mid magenta
| Inverse Color | #932518 |
| Complementary Color | #e6796c |
| Color Shade: | mid cyan (186.34° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 66.47% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar mid cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Turquoise Sea Color. The Blue Effervescence color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a warm cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Bliss Blue (#7ac7e1) for more calm effect. Try Light Budgie Blue as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#e6796c is the best complementary color to Turquoise Sea. 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 #6cdae7 complementary color is Sunglo, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of green cyan, mid cyan, and blue cyan colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Turquoise Blue are #6ce6b6 and #6c9ce6. Thus found on the left and right of #6cdae7 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Aquamarine Blue and Cornflower Blue colors as they work well with Turquoise Sea.
The split-complementary Turquoise Sea palette consists of #e6b66c and #e66c9c colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#e6796c). Try Equator and Deep Blush colors in combination with #6cdae7, 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 #6cdae7 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 Turquoise Sea. Thus Yellow Green and Lavender Magenta giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Turquoise Sea contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Sunglo, Lavender, and Conifer split by 90° on the color wheel. #6cdae7 square combo is a palette of mid cyan, violet, mid red and yellow green shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Turquoise Sea tetradic combo consists of mid red complementary color (#e6796c) and two others. The Lavender Magenta is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Pastel Green – 120° from the complementary Sunglo. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #e66cd9 and #6ce679.
In a RGB color space, hex #6cdae7 is made of 19% red, 39% green and 41% blue. In a HSL mode Turquoise Sea has a hue angle of 186.34°, a saturation of 71.93% and a lightness of 66.47%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #6cdae7 is made of 48.24% cyan, 5.1% magenta, 0% yellow and 9.41% black ink.
| HEX | #6cdae7 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(108,218,231) |
| RGB Percentage | 19%, 39%, 41% |
| CMYK | 48.24, 5.1, 0, 9.41 |
| HSL | hsl(186.34,71.93%,66.47%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(186.34,53.25%,90.59%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(81.3468,-27.9485,-16.0271) |
| XYZ | xyz(45.6795,59.1005,84.6013) |