What is a bright teal color?

The color name teal is typically used to describe medium-to-dark blue-greens. When you make teal brighter and more vivid to create a bright teal color, you get colors like turquoise, aqua, or cyan.

To explore brighter tints of teal, enter the teal color code #008080 into QuillBot’s color wheel tool.

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What are complementary colors of green?

The complementary color of green is red on a color wheel that uses the Red-Yellow-Blue color model. On a wheel that uses the Red-Green-Blue color model, the complementary color of green (#00FF00) is magenta (#FF00FF).

On a color wheel, a hue’s complementary color is found on the opposite side of the wheel.

Red-Yellow-Blue model is the model traditionally taught for paint mixing, while the Red-Green-Blue color model is used for screens.

You can find the complementary color of any hue by entering its hex code into QuillBot’s color wheel.

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What is a light indigo color?

“Light indigo” isn’t a common color name, but periwinkle and lavender blue could be described as light indigo colors because they’re relatively light blue-violet colors that sit close to indigo on the color wheel.

You can create lighter tints of indigo with QuillBot’s free color wheel. Start by selecting an indigo base (e.g., #4B0082), then move the selector towards the center to lighten the color.

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