Frozen Lake Color

#7b9cb3

Frozen Lake is pale, cool-toned shade of cool cyan. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with warm red, warm green or warm magenta

Inverse Color #84634c
Complementary Color #b3917b
Color Shade: cool cyan (204.64° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 59.22% (better contrasting with white)
Frozen Lake Color Sample
Frozen Lake Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #7b9cb3

If you're looking for a similar cool cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Frozen Lake Color. The Brisk Blue color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Shallow Sea (#9ab8c2) for more calm effect. Try Grey Blueberry as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#b3917b is the best complementary color to Frozen Lake. Warm red shades generally complement the cool cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #7b9cb3 complementary color is Sandrift, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of warm cyan, cool cyan, and cool blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Bali Hai are #7bb3ae and #7b80b3. Thus found on the left and right of #7b9cb3 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Gulf Stream and Wild Blue Yonder colors as they work well with Frozen Lake.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Frozen Lake palette consists of #b3ad7b and #b37b80 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#b3917b). Try Mongoose and Turkish Rose colors in combination with #7b9cb3, 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 #7b9cb3 offers a combination of cool yellow and warm magenta shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Frozen Lake. Thus Green Smoke and Bouquet giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Frozen Lake contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Sandrift, Lavender Purple, and Bay Leaf split by 90° on the color wheel. #7b9cb3 square combo is a palette of cool cyan, cool magenta, warm red and warm 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. Frozen Lake tetradic combo consists of warm red complementary color (#b3917b) and two others. The Bouquet is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Acapulco – 120° from the complementary Sandrift. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #b37b9c and #7bb392.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #7b9cb3 is made of 27% red, 34% green and 39% blue. In a HSL mode Frozen Lake has a hue angle of 204.64°, a saturation of 26.92% and a lightness of 59.22%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #7b9cb3 is made of 21.96% cyan, 9.02% magenta, 0% yellow and 29.8% black ink.

HEX #7b9cb3
RGB Decimal rgb(123,156,179)
RGB Percentage 27%, 34%, 39%
CMYK 21.96, 9.02, 0, 29.8
HSL hsl(204.64,26.92%,59.22%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(204.64,31.28%,70.2%)
CIE-LAB lab(62.7119,-5.8179,-15.6461)
XYZ xyz(28.1935,31.2426,47.1923)
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