Turquoise Grey is pale, cool-toned shade of mid cyan. It is better contrasting with black. This color combines beautifully with mid red, yellow green or mid magenta
| Inverse Color | #4b3130 |
| Complementary Color | #cfb4b3 |
| Color Shade: | mid cyan (182.22° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 75.88% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar mid cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Turquoise Grey Color. The Mallard Lake color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a warm cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Winter's Breath (#d4dddd) for more calm effect. Try Aqua-Sphere as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#cfb4b3 is the best complementary color to Turquoise Grey. Mid red shades generally complement the mid cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #b4cecf complementary color is Cold Turkey, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of green cyan, mid cyan, and blue cyan colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Jet Stream are #b3cfc2 and #b3c0cf. Thus found on the left and right of #b4cecf on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Gum Leaf and Heather colors as they work well with Turquoise Grey.
The split-complementary Turquoise Grey palette consists of #cfc2b3 and #cfb3c0 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#cfb4b3). Try Soft Amber and Lily colors in combination with #b4cecf, 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 #b4cecf offers a combination of mid yellow and mid magenta shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Turquoise Grey. Thus Thistle Green and Thistle giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Turquoise Grey contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Cold Turkey, Chatelle, and Pale Leaf split by 90° on the color wheel. #b4cecf square combo is a palette of mid cyan, violet, mid red and yellow green shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Turquoise Grey tetradic combo consists of mid red complementary color (#cfb4b3) and two others. The Thistle is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Spring Rain – 120° from the complementary Cold Turkey. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #cfb3ce and #b3cfb4.
In a RGB color space, hex #b4cecf is made of 30% red, 35% green and 35% blue. In a HSL mode Turquoise Grey has a hue angle of 182.22°, a saturation of 21.95% and a lightness of 75.88%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #b4cecf is made of 10.59% cyan, 0.4% magenta, 0% yellow and 18.82% black ink.
| HEX | #b4cecf |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(180,206,207) |
| RGB Percentage | 30%, 35%, 35% |
| CMYK | 10.59, 0.4, 0, 18.82 |
| HSL | hsl(182.22,21.95%,75.88%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(182.22,13.04%,81.18%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(80.9335,-8.469,-3.4456) |
| XYZ | xyz(52.1562,58.3509,67.5454) |