Mountain Lake is pale, cool-toned shade of cool cyan. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with warm red, warm green or warm magenta
| Inverse Color | #d2a68a |
| Complementary Color | #75482c |
| Color Shade: | cool cyan (203.33° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 31.76% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Mountain Lake Color. The Nile Blue color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid cyan bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Blue Mosque (#21426b) for more energetic effect. Try Tlāloc Blue as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#75482c is the best complementary color to Mountain Lake. Warm red shades generally complement the cool cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #2d5975 complementary color is Old Copper, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of warm cyan, cool cyan, and cool blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of San Juan are #2c756d and #2c3475. Thus found on the left and right of #2d5975 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Paradiso and Astronaut colors as they work well with Mountain Lake.
The split-complementary Mountain Lake palette consists of #756c2c and #752c34 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#75482c). Try Pesto and Tawny Port colors in combination with #2d5975, 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 #2d5975 offers a combination of cool yellow and warm magenta shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Mountain Lake. Thus Crete and Finn giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Mountain Lake contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Old Copper, Eminence, and Sea Green split by 90° on the color wheel. #2d5975 square combo is a palette of cool cyan, cool magenta, warm red and warm green shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Mountain Lake tetradic combo consists of warm red complementary color (#75482c) and two others. The Finn is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Sea Green – 120° from the complementary Old Copper. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #752c58 and #2c7548.
In a RGB color space, hex #2d5975 is made of 18% red, 35% green and 47% blue. In a HSL mode Mountain Lake has a hue angle of 203.33°, a saturation of 44.44% and a lightness of 31.76%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #2d5975 is made of 28.23% cyan, 10.98% magenta, 0% yellow and 54.12% black ink.
| HEX | #2d5975 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(45,89,117) |
| RGB Percentage | 18%, 35%, 47% |
| CMYK | 28.23, 10.98, 0, 54.12 |
| HSL | hsl(203.33,44.44%,31.76%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(203.33,61.54%,45.88%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(35.9593,-6.0751,-20.4845) |
| XYZ | xyz(7.8655,8.987,18.1497) |