Tantalizing Teal is pale, cool-toned shade of warm cyan. It is better contrasting with black. This color combines beautifully with cool red, cool yellow or cool magenta
| Inverse Color | #782331 |
| Complementary Color | #dc8694 |
| Color Shade: | warm cyan (170.12° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 69.61% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar warm cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Tantalizing Teal Color. The Ice Crystal Blue color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a green cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Silent Ripple (#abe3de) for more calm effect. Try Peppy as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#dc8694 is the best complementary color to Tantalizing 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 #87dcce complementary color is Petite Orchid, 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 Bermuda are #86dca3 and #86bfdc. Thus found on the left and right of #87dcce on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Algae Green and Bermuda colors as they work well with Tantalizing Teal.
The split-complementary Tantalizing Teal palette consists of #dca386 and #dc86bf colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#dc8694). Try Tumbleweed and Shocking colors in combination with #87dcce, 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 #87dcce 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 Tantalizing Teal. Thus Calico and Lavender giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Tantalizing Teal contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Petite Orchid, Lavender, and Yellow Green split by 90° on the color wheel. #87dcce 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. Tantalizing Teal tetradic combo consists of cool red complementary color (#dc8694) and two others. The Lavender is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Feijoa – 120° from the complementary Petite Orchid. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #cd86dc and #94dc86.
In a RGB color space, hex #87dcce is made of 24% red, 39% green and 37% blue. In a HSL mode Tantalizing Teal has a hue angle of 170.12°, a saturation of 54.84% and a lightness of 69.61%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #87dcce is made of 33.33% cyan, 0% magenta, 5.49% yellow and 13.73% black ink.
| HEX | #87dcce |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(135,220,206) |
| RGB Percentage | 24%, 39%, 37% |
| CMYK | 33.33, 0, 5.49, 13.73 |
| HSL | hsl(170.12,54.84%,69.61%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(170.12,38.64%,86.27%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(82.2676,-28.951,-1.2453) |
| XYZ | xyz(46.7255,60.7935,67.6642) |