Cold 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 | #5a2f34 |
| Complementary Color | #d0a5aa |
| Color Shade: | warm cyan (173.02° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 73.14% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar warm cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Cold Turquoise Color. The Light Dante Peak 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 Skylight (#c8e0e0) for more calm effect. Try Julep Green as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#d0a5aa is the best complementary color to Cold 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 #a5d0cb complementary color is Careys Pink, 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 Jungle Mist are #a5d0b5 and #a5bfd0. Thus found on the left and right of #a5d0cb on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Gum Leaf and Casper colors as they work well with Cold Turquoise.
The split-complementary Cold Turquoise palette consists of #d0b5a5 and #d0a5bf colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#d0a5aa). Try Vanilla and Lilac colors in combination with #a5d0cb, 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 #a5d0cb 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 Cold Turquoise. Thus Chino and London Hue giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Cold Turquoise contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Careys Pink, Logan, and Sprout split by 90° on the color wheel. #a5d0cb 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. Cold Turquoise tetradic combo consists of cool red complementary color (#d0a5aa) and two others. The London Hue is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Sprout – 120° from the complementary Careys Pink. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #cba5d0 and #aad0a5.
In a RGB color space, hex #a5d0cb is made of 29% red, 36% green and 35% blue. In a HSL mode Cold Turquoise has a hue angle of 173.02°, a saturation of 31.39% and a lightness of 73.14%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #a5d0cb is made of 16.86% cyan, 0% magenta, 1.96% yellow and 18.43% black ink.
| HEX | #a5d0cb |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(165,208,203) |
| RGB Percentage | 29%, 36%, 35% |
| CMYK | 16.86, 0, 1.96, 18.43 |
| HSL | hsl(173.02,31.39%,73.14%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(173.02,20.67%,81.57%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(80.4169,-15.0745,-2.1739) |
| XYZ | xyz(48.8524,57.4229,65.0088) |