Kingfisher Turquoise is pale, cool-toned shade of warm cyan. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with mid red, cool yellow or mid magenta
| Inverse Color | #854949 |
| Complementary Color | #b67979 |
| Color Shade: | warm cyan (180° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 59.61% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Kingfisher Turquoise Color. The Soft Touch 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 Desaturated Cyan (#669999) for more calm effect. Try Voyage as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#b67979 is the best complementary color to Kingfisher Turquoise. Mid red shades generally complement the warm cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #7ab6b6 complementary color is Turkish Rose, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of green cyan, warm cyan, and blue cyan colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Neptune are #79b698 and #7997b6. Thus found on the left and right of #7ab6b6 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Acapulco and Ship Cove colors as they work well with Kingfisher Turquoise.
The split-complementary Kingfisher Turquoise palette consists of #b69879 and #b67998 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#b67979). Try Mongoose and Turkish Rose colors in combination with #7ab6b6, 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 #7ab6b6 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 Kingfisher Turquoise. Thus Green Smoke and Bouquet giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Kingfisher Turquoise contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Turkish Rose, Purple Mountain's Majesty, and Olivine split by 90° on the color wheel. #7ab6b6 square combo is a palette of warm cyan, warm blue, mid 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. Kingfisher Turquoise tetradic combo consists of mid red complementary color (#b67979) and two others. The Bouquet 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 #b679b5 and #79b679.
In a RGB color space, hex #7ab6b6 is made of 25% red, 37% green and 37% blue. In a HSL mode Kingfisher Turquoise has a hue angle of 180°, a saturation of 29.13% and a lightness of 59.61%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #7ab6b6 is made of 23.53% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 28.63% black ink.
| HEX | #7ab6b6 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(122,182,182) |
| RGB Percentage | 25%, 37%, 37% |
| CMYK | 23.53, 0, 0, 28.63 |
| HSL | hsl(180,29.13%,59.61%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(180,32.97%,71.37%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(70.1555,-19.2387,-6.1814) |
| XYZ | xyz(33.1975,40.9709,50.4144) |