Watson Lake Color

#74aeba

Watson 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 #8b5145
Complementary Color #ba7f73
Color Shade: mid cyan (190.29° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 59.22% (better contrasting with white)
Watson Lake Color Sample
Watson Lake Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #74aeba

If you're looking for a similar mid cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Watson Lake Color. The Shirt 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 Pass Time Blue (#5d98b3) for more energetic effect. Try Steel Light Blue as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#ba7f73 is the best complementary color to Watson 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 #74aeba complementary color is Old Rose, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

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 #73baa3 and #738bba. Thus found on the left and right of #74aeba on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Silver Tree and Ship Cove colors as they work well with Watson Lake.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Watson Lake palette consists of #baa373 and #ba738a colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#ba7f73). Try Gimblet and Turkish Rose colors in combination with #74aeba, as they are not as contrasting as a complementary color, hence, giving more hue variety to make your design stand out.

Triadic Palette

The triadic palette of #74aeba 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 Watson Lake. Thus Gimblet and Bouquet giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Watson Lake contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Old Rose, Wisteria, and Olivine split by 90° on the color wheel. #74aeba square combo is a palette of mid cyan, violet, mid red and yellow green shades that work together well.

Tetradic Palette

The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Watson Lake tetradic combo consists of mid red complementary color (#ba7f73) 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 #ba73ae and #73ba80.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #74aeba is made of 24% red, 37% green and 39% blue. In a HSL mode Watson Lake has a hue angle of 190.29°, a saturation of 33.65% and a lightness of 59.22%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #74aeba is made of 27.45% cyan, 4.7% magenta, 0% yellow and 27.06% black ink.

HEX #74aeba
RGB Decimal rgb(116,174,186)
RGB Percentage 24%, 37%, 39%
CMYK 27.45, 4.7, 0, 27.06
HSL hsl(190.29,33.65%,59.22%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(190.29,37.63%,72.94%)
CIE-LAB lab(67.673,-15.7418,-12.121)
XYZ xyz(31.2014,37.5303,52.054)
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