Lagoon is pale, cool-toned shade of warm cyan. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with cool red, cool yellow or cool magenta
| Inverse Color | #b26165 |
| Complementary Color | #9e4d50 |
| Color Shade: | warm cyan (177.04° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 46.08% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Lagoon Color. The Dickie Bird color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a green cyan bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Emu Egg (#3d8481) for more energetic effect. Try Sea Caller as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#9e4d50 is the best complementary color to Lagoon. Cool red shades generally complement the warm cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #4d9e9a complementary color is Copper Rust, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of cool green, warm cyan, and cool cyan colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Breaker Bay are #4d9e71 and #4d799e. Thus found on the left and right of #4d9e9a on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Fruit Salad and Wedgewood colors as they work well with Lagoon.
The split-complementary Lagoon palette consists of #9e714d and #9e4d79 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#9e4d50). Try Cape Palliser and Cannon Pink colors in combination with #4d9e9a, 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 #4d9e9a offers a combination of warm yellow and cool magenta shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Lagoon. Thus Limed Oak and Affair giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Lagoon contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Copper Rust, Butterfly Bush, and Asparagus split by 90° on the color wheel. #4d9e9a square combo is a palette of warm cyan, warm blue, cool red and cool yellow shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Lagoon tetradic combo consists of cool red complementary color (#9e4d50) and two others. The Affair is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Fruit Salad – 120° from the complementary Copper Rust. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #9a4d9e and #519e4d.
In a RGB color space, hex #4d9e9a is made of 20% red, 41% green and 40% blue. In a HSL mode Lagoon has a hue angle of 177.04°, a saturation of 34.47% and a lightness of 46.08%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #4d9e9a is made of 31.76% cyan, 0% magenta, 1.57% yellow and 38.04% black ink.
| HEX | #4d9e9a |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(77,158,154) |
| RGB Percentage | 20%, 41%, 40% |
| CMYK | 31.76, 0, 1.57, 38.04 |
| HSL | hsl(177.04,34.47%,46.08%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(177.04,51.27%,61.96%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(60.2167,-25.6735,-5.509) |
| XYZ | xyz(21.1202,28.3646,34.9336) |