Spring Water 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 | #854a51 |
| Complementary Color | #b47a81 |
| Color Shade: | warm cyan (172.88° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 59.41% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Spring Water Turquoise Color. The Dull Teal 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 Frosty Glade (#a0c0bf) for more calm effect. Try Little League as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#b47a81 is the best complementary color to Spring Water 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 #7ab5ae complementary color is Turkish Rose, 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 Gulf Stream are #7ab490 and #7a9eb4. Thus found on the left and right of #7ab5ae on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Acapulco and Bali Hai colors as they work well with Spring Water Turquoise.
The split-complementary Spring Water Turquoise palette consists of #b4907a and #b47a9e colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#b47a81). Try Sandrift and Bouquet colors in combination with #7ab5ae, 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 #7ab5ae 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 Spring Water Turquoise. Thus Mongoose and Wisteria giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Spring Water Turquoise contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Turkish Rose, Lavender Purple, and Olivine split by 90° on the color wheel. #7ab5ae 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. Spring Water Turquoise tetradic combo consists of cool red complementary color (#b47a81) and two others. The Wisteria is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Olivine – 120° from the complementary Turkish Rose. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #ad7ab4 and #81b47a.
In a RGB color space, hex #7ab5ae is made of 26% red, 38% green and 36% blue. In a HSL mode Spring Water Turquoise has a hue angle of 172.88°, a saturation of 28.5% and a lightness of 59.41%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #7ab5ae is made of 23.14% cyan, 0% magenta, 2.74% yellow and 29.02% black ink.
| HEX | #7ab5ae |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(122,181,174) |
| RGB Percentage | 26%, 38%, 36% |
| CMYK | 23.14, 0, 2.74, 29.02 |
| HSL | hsl(172.88,28.5%,59.41%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(172.88,32.6%,70.98%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(69.6411,-20.6204,-2.5388) |
| XYZ | xyz(32.1899,40.2413,46.1152) |