Snowboard 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 | #8b5646 |
| Complementary Color | #b98474 |
| Color Shade: | mid cyan (193.91° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 59.02% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Snowboard Color. The Salt Box Blue color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a warm cyan bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Jet Ski (#5492af) for more energetic effect. Try Canal Blue as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#b98474 is the best complementary color to Snowboard. 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 #74a9b9 complementary color is Old Rose, 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 Neptune are #74b9a6 and #7486b9. Thus found on the left and right of #74a9b9 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Neptune and Ship Cove colors as they work well with Snowboard.
The split-complementary Snowboard palette consists of #b9a674 and #b97486 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#b98474). Try Gimblet and Turkish Rose colors in combination with #74a9b9, 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 #74a9b9 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 Snowboard. Thus Olivine and Bouquet giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Snowboard contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Old Rose, Wisteria, and Olivine split by 90° on the color wheel. #74a9b9 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. Snowboard tetradic combo consists of mid red complementary color (#b98474) and two others. The Bouquet is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and De York – 120° from the complementary Old Rose. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #b974a9 and #74b984.
In a RGB color space, hex #74a9b9 is made of 25% red, 36% green and 39% blue. In a HSL mode Snowboard has a hue angle of 193.91°, a saturation of 33.01% and a lightness of 59.02%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #74a9b9 is made of 27.06% cyan, 6.28% magenta, 0% yellow and 27.45% black ink.
| HEX | #74a9b9 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(116,169,185) |
| RGB Percentage | 25%, 36%, 39% |
| CMYK | 27.06, 6.28, 0, 27.45 |
| HSL | hsl(193.91,33.01%,59.02%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(193.91,37.3%,72.55%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(66.2068,-13.3506,-13.7687) |
| XYZ | xyz(30.1474,35.5917,51.1799) |