Salt 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 | #8b392c |
| Complementary Color | #d38173 |
| Color Shade: | mid cyan (188.21° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 64.12% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Salt Lake Color. The Flyway color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a warm cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Aqua Fiesta (#96e2e1) for more energetic effect. Try Frisky Blue as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#d38173 is the best complementary color to Salt 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 #74c6d3 complementary color is New York 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 Downy are #73d3b0 and #7396d3. Thus found on the left and right of #74c6d3 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Downy and Danube colors as they work well with Salt Lake.
The split-complementary Salt Lake palette consists of #d3b073 and #d37396 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#d38173). Try Whiskey and Charm colors in combination with #74c6d3, 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 #74c6d3 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 Salt Lake. Thus Tacha and Orchid giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Salt Lake contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary New York Pink, Lavender, and Feijoa split by 90° on the color wheel. #74c6d3 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. Salt Lake tetradic combo consists of mid red complementary color (#d38173) and two others. The Orchid is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Pastel Green – 120° from the complementary New York Pink. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #d373c5 and #73d380.
In a RGB color space, hex #74c6d3 is made of 22% red, 38% green and 40% blue. In a HSL mode Salt Lake has a hue angle of 188.21°, a saturation of 51.91% and a lightness of 64.12%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #74c6d3 is made of 37.26% cyan, 5.1% magenta, 0% yellow and 17.25% black ink.
| HEX | #74c6d3 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(116,198,211) |
| RGB Percentage | 22%, 38%, 40% |
| CMYK | 37.26, 5.1, 0, 17.25 |
| HSL | hsl(188.21,51.91%,64.12%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(188.21,45.02%,82.75%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(75.3294,-21.6261,-14.3107) |
| XYZ | xyz(39.1544,48.8043,68.9845) |