Lagoon Rock Color

#43bcbe

Lagoon Rock is calm, 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 #bc4341
Complementary Color #be4542
Color Shade: mid cyan (180.98° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 50.39% (better contrasting with white)
Lagoon Rock Color Sample
Lagoon Rock Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #43bcbe

If you're looking for a similar mid cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Lagoon Rock Color. The Marine Tinge color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a warm cyan bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Sea Kale (#30a299) for more energetic effect. Try Baltic Green as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#be4542 is the best complementary color to Lagoon Rock. 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 #43bcbe complementary color is Crail, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of green cyan, mid cyan, and blue cyan colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Pelorous are #42be82 and #427ebe. Thus found on the left and right of #43bcbe on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Emerald and Steel Blue colors as they work well with Lagoon Rock.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Lagoon Rock palette consists of #be8242 and #be427e colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#be4542). Try Tussock and Mulberry colors in combination with #43bcbe, as they are not as contrasting as a complementary color, hence, giving more hue variety to make your design stand out.

Triadic Palette

The triadic palette of #43bcbe 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 Lagoon Rock. Thus Turmeric and Fuchsia Pink giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Lagoon Rock contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Crail, Fuchsia Blue, and Sushi split by 90° on the color wheel. #43bcbe square combo is a palette of mid cyan, violet, mid red and yellow green shades that work together well.

Tetradic Palette

The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Lagoon Rock tetradic combo consists of mid red complementary color (#be4542) and two others. The Fuchsia Pink is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Apple – 120° from the complementary Crail. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #be42bb and #42be45.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #43bcbe is made of 15% red, 42% green and 43% blue. In a HSL mode Lagoon Rock has a hue angle of 180.98°, a saturation of 48.62% and a lightness of 50.39%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #43bcbe is made of 48.24% cyan, 0.78% magenta, 0% yellow and 25.49% black ink.

HEX #43bcbe
RGB Decimal rgb(67,188,190)
RGB Percentage 15%, 42%, 43%
CMYK 48.24, 0.78, 0, 25.49
HSL hsl(180.98,48.62%,50.39%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(180.98,64.74%,74.51%)
CIE-LAB lab(70.09,-32.1945,-10.8942)
XYZ xyz(29.5922,40.8774,55.0457)
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