Aqua Lake is pale, cool-toned shade of mid cyan. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with mid red, yellow green or mid magenta
| Inverse Color | #cf6b62 |
| Complementary Color | #9d3830 |
| Color Shade: | mid cyan (184.95° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 40.2% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Aqua Lake Color. The Bahaman Bliss color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a warm cyan bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Calypso Blue (#347d8b) for more calm effect. Try Forget-Me-Not Blue as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#9d3830 is the best complementary color to Aqua Lake. 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 #30949d complementary color is Stiletto, 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 Astral are #309d6f and #305d9d. Thus found on the left and right of #30949d on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Sea Green and Azure colors as they work well with Aqua Lake.
The split-complementary Aqua Lake palette consists of #9d6f30 and #9d305d colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#9d3830). Try Luxor Gold and Night Shadz colors in combination with #30949d, 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 #30949d 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 Aqua Lake. Thus Sushi and Royal Heath giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Aqua Lake contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Stiletto, Vivid Violet, and Apple split by 90° on the color wheel. #30949d 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. Aqua Lake tetradic combo consists of mid red complementary color (#9d3830) and two others. The Royal Heath is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Sea Green – 120° from the complementary Stiletto. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #9d3093 and #309d39.
In a RGB color space, hex #30949d is made of 14% red, 42% green and 44% blue. In a HSL mode Aqua Lake has a hue angle of 184.95°, a saturation of 53.17% and a lightness of 40.2%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #30949d is made of 42.75% cyan, 3.53% magenta, 0% yellow and 38.43% black ink.
| HEX | #30949d |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(48,148,157) |
| RGB Percentage | 14%, 42%, 44% |
| CMYK | 42.75, 3.53, 0, 38.43 |
| HSL | hsl(184.95,53.17%,40.2%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(184.95,69.43%,61.57%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(56.3298,-25.1958,-13.1201) |
| XYZ | xyz(17.8946,24.2425,35.6344) |