Turkish 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 cool magenta
| Inverse Color | #8d353e |
| Complementary Color | #c9727b |
| Color Shade: | warm cyan (173.86° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 61.96% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Turkish Teal Color. The Shylock color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a green cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Big Surf (#96d0d1) for more calm effect. Try Disc Jockey as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#c9727b is the best complementary color to Turkish 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 #72cac1 complementary color is Contessa, 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 Downy are #72c994 and #72a6c9. Thus found on the left and right of #72cac1 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching De York and Glacier colors as they work well with Turkish Teal.
The split-complementary Turkish Teal palette consists of #c99472 and #c972a6 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#c9727b). Try Antique Brass and Hopbush colors in combination with #72cac1, 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 #72cac1 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 Turkish Teal. Thus Laser and Amethyst giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Turkish Teal contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Contessa, Amethyst, and Wild Willow split by 90° on the color wheel. #72cac1 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. Turkish Teal tetradic combo consists of cool red complementary color (#c9727b) and two others. The Amethyst 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 #c172c9 and #7bc972.
In a RGB color space, hex #72cac1 is made of 22% red, 40% green and 38% blue. In a HSL mode Turkish Teal has a hue angle of 173.86°, a saturation of 45.36% and a lightness of 61.96%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #72cac1 is made of 34.51% cyan, 0% magenta, 3.53% yellow and 20.78% black ink.
| HEX | #72cac1 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(114,202,193) |
| RGB Percentage | 22%, 40%, 38% |
| CMYK | 34.51, 0, 3.53, 20.78 |
| HSL | hsl(173.86,45.36%,61.96%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(173.86,43.56%,79.22%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(75.8655,-28.6481,-3.7865) |
| XYZ | xyz(37.6856,49.6687,58.0529) |