Subtle 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 | #85696c |
| Complementary Color | #96797d |
| Color Shade: | warm cyan (173.57° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 53.33% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Subtle Turquoise Color. The Teal Stencil color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a green cyan bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Sirocco (#718080) for more calm effect. Try AuroMetalSaurus as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#96797d is the best complementary color to Subtle 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 #7a9693 complementary color is Bazaar, 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 Juniper are #799684 and #798b96. Thus found on the left and right of #7a9693 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Spanish Green and Slate Gray colors as they work well with Subtle Turquoise.
The split-complementary Subtle Turquoise palette consists of #968479 and #96798b colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#96797d). Try Squirrel and Mountbatten Pink colors in combination with #7a9693, 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 #7a9693 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 Subtle Turquoise. Thus Gurkha and Mamba giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Subtle Turquoise contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Bazaar, Mobster, and Battleship Gray split by 90° on the color wheel. #7a9693 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. Subtle Turquoise tetradic combo consists of cool red complementary color (#96797d) and two others. The Mamba is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Laurel – 120° from the complementary Bazaar. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #937996 and #7d9679.
In a RGB color space, hex #7a9693 is made of 29% red, 36% green and 35% blue. In a HSL mode Subtle Turquoise has a hue angle of 173.57°, a saturation of 11.76% and a lightness of 53.33%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #7a9693 is made of 10.98% cyan, 0% magenta, 1.17% yellow and 41.18% black ink.
| HEX | #7a9693 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(122,150,147) |
| RGB Percentage | 29%, 36%, 35% |
| CMYK | 10.98, 0, 1.17, 41.18 |
| HSL | hsl(173.57,11.76%,53.33%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(173.57,18.67%,58.82%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(59.9401,-10.428,-1.685) |
| XYZ | xyz(24.1988,28.0569,31.7439) |