Emerald Lake is soft, warm-toned shade of green cyan. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with red magenta, mid yellow or violet
| Inverse Color | #f96d9e |
| Complementary Color | #920636 |
| Color Shade: | green cyan (159° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 29.8% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar green cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Emerald Lake Color. The Generic Viridian color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a cool green bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Blarney Stone (#027944) for more energetic effect. Try Ivy League as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#920636 is the best complementary color to Emerald Lake. Red magenta shades generally complement the green cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #069261 complementary color is Monarch, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of mid green, green cyan, and mid cyan colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Elf Green are #06921b and #067c92. Thus found on the left and right of #069261 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Japanese Laurel and Blue Lagoon colors as they work well with Emerald Lake.
The split-complementary Emerald Lake palette consists of #921b06 and #92067d colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#920636). Try Totem Pole and Cardinal Pink colors in combination with #069261, 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 #069261 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 Emerald Lake. Thus Rusty Nail and Purple giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Emerald Lake contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Monarch, Ultramarine, and Limeade split by 90° on the color wheel. #069261 square combo is a palette of green cyan, mid blue, red magenta and mid yellow shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Emerald Lake tetradic combo consists of red magenta complementary color (#920636) and two others. The Purple is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Limeade – 120° from the complementary Monarch. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #610692 and #369206.
In a RGB color space, hex #069261 is made of 2% red, 59% green and 39% blue. In a HSL mode Emerald Lake has a hue angle of 159°, a saturation of 92.11% and a lightness of 29.8%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #069261 is made of 54.9% cyan, 0% magenta, 19.21% yellow and 42.75% black ink.
| HEX | #069261 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(6,146,97) |
| RGB Percentage | 2%, 59%, 39% |
| CMYK | 54.9, 0, 19.21, 42.75 |
| HSL | hsl(159,92.11%,29.8%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(159,95.89%,57.25%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(53.4488,-45.0001,16.9255) |
| XYZ | xyz(12.5117,21.4596,14.7919) |