Touch of Turquoise Color

#a1d4cf

Touch of Turquoise 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 #5e2b30
Complementary Color #d3a1a6
Color Shade: warm cyan (174.12° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 73.14% (better contrasting with black)
Touch of Turquoise Color Sample
Touch of Turquoise Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #a1d4cf

If you're looking for a similar warm cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Touch of Turquoise Color. The Peek a Blue color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a green cyan bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Beveled Glass (#7accb8) for more energetic effect. Try Wishy-Washy Blue as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#d3a1a6 is the best complementary color to Touch of 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 #a1d4cf complementary color is Careys Pink, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of cool green, warm cyan, and cool cyan colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Sinbad are #a1d3b5 and #a1bfd3. Thus found on the left and right of #a1d4cf on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Vista Blue and Pigeon Post colors as they work well with Touch of Turquoise.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Touch of Turquoise palette consists of #d3b5a1 and #d3a1bf colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#d3a1a6). Try Akaroa and Careys Pink colors in combination with #a1d4cf, as they are not as contrasting as a complementary color, hence, giving more hue variety to make your design stand out.

Triadic Palette

The triadic palette of #a1d4cf 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 Touch of Turquoise. Thus Akaroa and Light Wisteria giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Touch of Turquoise contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Careys Pink, East Side, and Sprout split by 90° on the color wheel. #a1d4cf square combo is a palette of warm cyan, warm blue, cool red and cool yellow shades that work together well.

Tetradic Palette

The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Touch of Turquoise tetradic combo consists of cool red complementary color (#d3a1a6) and two others. The Light Wisteria is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Moss Green – 120° from the complementary Careys Pink. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #cea1d3 and #a6d3a1.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #a1d4cf is made of 28% red, 37% green and 36% blue. In a HSL mode Touch of Turquoise has a hue angle of 174.12°, a saturation of 37.23% and a lightness of 73.14%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #a1d4cf is made of 20% cyan, 0% magenta, 1.96% yellow and 16.86% black ink.

HEX #a1d4cf
RGB Decimal rgb(161,212,207)
RGB Percentage 28%, 37%, 36%
CMYK 20, 0, 1.96, 16.86
HSL hsl(174.12,37.23%,73.14%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(174.12,24.06%,83.14%)
CIE-LAB lab(81.3844,-17.4725,-2.9184)
XYZ xyz(49.5039,59.169,67.8431)
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