Light Teal is pale, warm-toned shade of green cyan. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with cool red, cool yellow or violet
Inverse Color | #4e333a |
Complementary Color | #ccb1b7 |
Color Shade: | green cyan (164.44° hue) |
Color Temperature: | warm |
Lightness: | 74.71% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar green cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Light Teal Color. The Sky Glass color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a cool green bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Veranda Charm (#9eb1af) for more calm effect. Try Bella Green as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#ccb1b7 is the best complementary color to Light Teal. Cool red shades generally complement the green cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #b1ccc5 complementary color is Cold Turkey, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of mid green, green cyan, and cool cyan colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Opal are #b1ccb7 and #b1c5cc. Thus found on the left and right of #b1ccc5 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Spring Rain and Heather colors as they work well with Light Teal.
The split-complementary Light Teal palette consists of #ccb7b1 and #ccb1c5 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#ccb1b7). Try Cold Turkey and Lily colors in combination with #b1ccc5, 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 #b1ccc5 offers a combination of orange and violet shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Light Teal. Thus Soft Amber and London Hue giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Light Teal contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Cold Turkey, Logan, and Coriander split by 90° on the color wheel. #b1ccc5 square combo is a palette of green cyan, mid 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. Light Teal tetradic combo consists of cool red complementary color (#ccb1b7) and two others. The London Hue is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Rainee – 120° from the complementary Cold Turkey. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #c5b1cc and #b8ccb1.
In a RGB color space, hex #b1ccc5 is made of 31% red, 35% green and 34% blue. In a HSL mode Light Teal has a hue angle of 164.44°, a saturation of 20.93% and a lightness of 74.71%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #b1ccc5 is made of 10.59% cyan, 0% magenta, 2.75% yellow and 20% black ink.
HEX | #b1ccc5 |
RGB Decimal | rgb(177,204,197) |
RGB Percentage | 31%, 35%, 34% |
CMYK | 10.59, 0, 2.75, 20 |
HSL | hsl(164.44,20.93%,74.71%) |
HSV (or HSB) | hsv(164.44,13.24%,80%) |
CIE-LAB | lab(79.9338,-10.4128,0.4238) |
XYZ | xyz(49.8024,56.5641,61.1164) |