Crystal Lake is pale, cool-toned shade of mid cyan. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with mid red, warm green or warm magenta
| Inverse Color | #774a3b |
| Complementary Color | #c49788 |
| Color Shade: | mid cyan (195° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 65.1% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Crystal Lake Color. The Aqua Frost color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a warm cyan bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Lake Lucerne (#689db7) for more energetic effect. Try Fate as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#c49788 is the best complementary color to Crystal 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 #88b5c4 complementary color is Oriental Pink, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of green cyan, mid cyan, and cool blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Glacier are #88c4b5 and #8896c4. Thus found on the left and right of #88b5c4 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Neptune and Blue Bell colors as they work well with Crystal Lake.
The split-complementary Crystal Lake palette consists of #c4b588 and #c48896 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#c49788). Try Indian Khaki and Oriental Pink colors in combination with #88b5c4, 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 #88b5c4 offers a combination of mid yellow and warm magenta shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Crystal Lake. Thus Pine Glade and Viola giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Crystal Lake contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Oriental Pink, East Side, and Olivine split by 90° on the color wheel. #88b5c4 square combo is a palette of mid cyan, violet, mid red and warm green shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Crystal Lake tetradic combo consists of mid red complementary color (#c49788) and two others. The Viola is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and De York – 120° from the complementary Oriental Pink. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #c488b4 and #88c497.
In a RGB color space, hex #88b5c4 is made of 27% red, 35% green and 38% blue. In a HSL mode Crystal Lake has a hue angle of 195°, a saturation of 33.71% and a lightness of 65.1%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #88b5c4 is made of 23.53% cyan, 5.88% magenta, 0% yellow and 23.14% black ink.
| HEX | #88b5c4 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(136,181,196) |
| RGB Percentage | 27%, 35%, 38% |
| CMYK | 23.53, 5.88, 0, 23.14 |
| HSL | hsl(195,33.71%,65.1%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(195,30.61%,76.86%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(71.055,-11.3389,-12.4511) |
| XYZ | xyz(36.641,42.2675,58.4518) |