Juniper 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 | #8b6e71 |
| Complementary Color | #917376 |
| Color Shade: | warm cyan (173.79° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 51.18% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Juniper Color. The Dusty Dream color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a green cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Summer Dragonfly (#83ada3) for more energetic effect. Try Trade Secret as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#917376 is the best complementary color to Juniper. 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 #74918e complementary color is Opium, 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 Juniper are #73917f and #738591. Thus found on the left and right of #74918e on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Laurel and Slate Gray colors as they work well with Juniper.
The split-complementary Juniper palette consists of #917f73 and #917385 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#917376). Try Almond Frost and Mountbatten Pink colors in combination with #74918e, 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 #74918e 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 Juniper. Thus Granite Green and Mamba giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Juniper contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Opium, Mobster, and Battleship Gray split by 90° on the color wheel. #74918e 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. Juniper tetradic combo consists of cool red complementary color (#917376) and two others. The Mamba is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Laurel – 120° from the complementary Opium. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #8e7391 and #769173.
In a RGB color space, hex #74918e is made of 29% red, 36% green and 35% blue. In a HSL mode Juniper has a hue angle of 173.79°, a saturation of 11.65% and a lightness of 51.18%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #74918e is made of 11.37% cyan, 0% magenta, 1.17% yellow and 43.14% black ink.
| HEX | #74918e |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(116,145,142) |
| RGB Percentage | 29%, 36%, 35% |
| CMYK | 11.37, 0, 1.17, 43.14 |
| HSL | hsl(173.79,11.65%,51.18%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(173.79,20%,56.86%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(57.958,-10.814,-1.7884) |
| XYZ | xyz(22.2103,25.9168,29.423) |