Pike 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 | #938886 |
| Complementary Color | #796d6b |
| Color Shade: | mid cyan (189.23° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 44.9% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Pike Lake Color. The Soot color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a warm cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Weathered Pebble (#7b9093) for more energetic effect. Try Mysterious as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#796d6b is the best complementary color to Pike 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 #6c7779 complementary color is Spicy Pink, 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 Sirocco are #6b7974 and #6b7079. Thus found on the left and right of #6c7779 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Corduroy and Nevada colors as they work well with Pike Lake.
The split-complementary Pike Lake palette consists of #79746b and #796b70 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#796d6b). Try Tapa and Empress colors in combination with #6c7779, 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 #6c7779 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 Pike Lake. Thus Limed Ash and Fedora giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Pike Lake contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Spicy Pink, Salt Box, and Camouflage Green split by 90° on the color wheel. #6c7779 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. Pike Lake tetradic combo consists of mid red complementary color (#796d6b) and two others. The Fedora is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Xanadu – 120° from the complementary Spicy Pink. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #796b77 and #6b796d.
In a RGB color space, hex #6c7779 is made of 31% red, 34% green and 35% blue. In a HSL mode Pike Lake has a hue angle of 189.23°, a saturation of 5.68% and a lightness of 44.9%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #6c7779 is made of 5.1% cyan, 0.78% magenta, 0% yellow and 52.55% black ink.
| HEX | #6c7779 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(108,119,121) |
| RGB Percentage | 31%, 34%, 35% |
| CMYK | 5.1, 0.78, 0, 52.55 |
| HSL | hsl(189.23,5.68%,44.9%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(189.23,10.74%,47.45%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(49.2065,-3.6553,-2.5054) |
| XYZ | xyz(16.2324,17.7623,20.6621) |