Quiet Teal is pale, warm-toned shade of cool green. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with red magenta, warm yellow or warm blue
| Inverse Color | #56454e |
| Complementary Color | #baa9b1 |
| Color Shade: | cool green (148.24° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 69.61% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool green shade, there are some better alternatives to Quiet Teal Color. The Fireplace Kitten color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid green bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Pale Willow (#89ab98) for more energetic effect. Try Corsican as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#baa9b1 is the best complementary color to Quiet Teal. Red magenta shades generally complement the cool green hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #a9bab1 complementary color is Pink Swan, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of warm green, cool green, and warm cyan colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Edward are #a9baa9 and #a9bab9. Thus found on the left and right of #a9bab1 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Green Spring and Tower Gray colors as they work well with Quiet Teal.
The split-complementary Quiet Teal palette consists of #baa9a9 and #b9a9ba colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#baa9b1). Try Martini and London Hue colors in combination with #a9bab1, 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 #a9bab1 offers a combination of warm red and warm blue shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Quiet Teal. Thus Silk and Chatelle giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Quiet Teal contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Pink Swan, Spun Pearl, and Eagle split by 90° on the color wheel. #a9bab1 square combo is a palette of cool green, cool blue, red magenta and warm yellow shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Quiet Teal tetradic combo consists of red magenta complementary color (#baa9b1) and two others. The Chatelle is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Green Spring – 120° from the complementary Pink Swan. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #b1a9ba and #b2baa9.
In a RGB color space, hex #a9bab1 is made of 32% red, 35% green and 33% blue. In a HSL mode Quiet Teal has a hue angle of 148.24°, a saturation of 10.97% and a lightness of 69.61%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #a9bab1 is made of 6.67% cyan, 0% magenta, 3.53% yellow and 27.06% black ink.
| HEX | #a9bab1 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(169,186,177) |
| RGB Percentage | 32%, 35%, 33% |
| CMYK | 6.67, 0, 3.53, 27.06 |
| HSL | hsl(148.24,10.97%,69.61%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(148.24,9.14%,72.94%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(74.0149,-7.5903,2.5531) |
| XYZ | xyz(41.8569,46.7272,48.4081) |