Sequoia Lake is pale, cool-toned shade of warm cyan. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with mid red, cool yellow or cool magenta
| Inverse Color | #af9394 |
| Complementary Color | #6c5050 |
| Color Shade: | warm cyan (177.86° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 36.86% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Sequoia Lake Color. The Blue Blood color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a green cyan bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called All Nighter (#455454) for more calm effect. Try Dark Reaper as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#6c5050 is the best complementary color to Sequoia Lake. Mid red shades generally complement the warm cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #506c6b complementary color is Ferra, 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 Cutty Sark are #506c5d and #505e6c. Thus found on the left and right of #506c6b on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Nandor and Shuttle Gray colors as they work well with Sequoia Lake.
The split-complementary Sequoia Lake palette consists of #6c5d50 and #6c505e colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#6c5050). Try Pine Cone and Zambezi colors in combination with #506c6b, 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 #506c6b 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 Sequoia Lake. Thus Kokoda and Salt Box giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Sequoia Lake contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Ferra, Smoky, and Siam split by 90° on the color wheel. #506c6b square combo is a palette of warm cyan, warm blue, mid 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. Sequoia Lake tetradic combo consists of mid red complementary color (#6c5050) and two others. The Salt Box is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Finlandia – 120° from the complementary Ferra. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #6b506c and #516c50.
In a RGB color space, hex #506c6b is made of 27% red, 37% green and 36% blue. In a HSL mode Sequoia Lake has a hue angle of 177.86°, a saturation of 14.89% and a lightness of 36.86%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #506c6b is made of 10.98% cyan, 0% magenta, 0.39% yellow and 57.65% black ink.
| HEX | #506c6b |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(80,108,107) |
| RGB Percentage | 27%, 37%, 36% |
| CMYK | 10.98, 0, 0.39, 57.65 |
| HSL | hsl(177.86,14.89%,36.86%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(177.86,25.93%,42.35%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(43.4956,-10.4103,-2.7791) |
| XYZ | xyz(11.3247,13.4921,15.9173) |