Pure Turquoise is pale, cool-toned shade of mid cyan. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with mid red, yellow green or mid magenta
| Inverse Color | #85413d |
| Complementary Color | #c27d79 |
| Color Shade: | mid cyan (183.33° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 61.96% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Pure Turquoise Color. The Blue Calypso color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a warm cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Rest Assured (#9bbfc9) for more calm effect. Try Stillwater as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#c27d79 is the best complementary color to Pure Turquoise. 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 #7abec2 complementary color is Old Rose, 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 Glacier are #79c2a2 and #799ac2. Thus found on the left and right of #7abec2 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching De York and Ship Cove colors as they work well with Pure Turquoise.
The split-complementary Pure Turquoise palette consists of #c2a279 and #c2799a colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#c27d79). Try Gimblet and Puce colors in combination with #7abec2, 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 #7abec2 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 Pure Turquoise. Thus Wild Willow and Viola giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Pure Turquoise contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Old Rose, Wisteria, and Olivine split by 90° on the color wheel. #7abec2 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. Pure Turquoise tetradic combo consists of mid red complementary color (#c27d79) and two others. The Viola is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and De York – 120° from the complementary Old Rose. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #c279bd and #79c27d.
In a RGB color space, hex #7abec2 is made of 24% red, 38% green and 38% blue. In a HSL mode Pure Turquoise has a hue angle of 183.33°, a saturation of 37.11% and a lightness of 61.96%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #7abec2 is made of 28.24% cyan, 1.57% magenta, 0% yellow and 23.92% black ink.
| HEX | #7abec2 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(122,190,194) |
| RGB Percentage | 24%, 38%, 38% |
| CMYK | 28.24, 1.57, 0, 23.92 |
| HSL | hsl(183.33,37.11%,61.96%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(183.33,37.11%,76.08%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(72.7993,-20.3999,-8.8287) |
| XYZ | xyz(36.1771,44.8595,57.791) |