Lake Red is soft, warm-toned shade of red magenta. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with green cyan, mid blue or yellow green
| Inverse Color | #48b58f |
| Complementary Color | #49b790 |
| Color Shade: | red magenta (339.08° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 50.39% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar red magenta shade, there are some better alternatives to Lake Red Color. The Orient Pink color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a warm magenta bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Cherry Fruit (#cb6276) for more energetic effect. Try Putnam Plum as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#49b790 is the best complementary color to Lake Red. Green cyan shades generally complement the red magenta hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #b74a70 complementary color is Ocean Green, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of mid magenta, red magenta, and mid red colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Blush are #b749a6 and #b75a49. Thus found on the left and right of #b74a70 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Fuchsia Pink and Chestnut colors as they work well with Lake Red.
The split-complementary Lake Red palette consists of #49a6b7 and #49b75a colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#49b790). Try Fountain Blue and Chateau Green colors in combination with #b74a70, 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 #b74a70 offers a combination of blue cyan and yellow green shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Lake Red. Thus San Marino and Mantis giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Lake Red contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Ocean Green, Olive Green, and Blue Violet split by 90° on the color wheel. #b74a70 square combo is a palette of red magenta, mid yellow, green cyan and mid blue shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Lake Red tetradic combo consists of green cyan complementary color (#49b790) and two others. The Mantis is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Studio – 120° from the complementary Ocean Green. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #70b749 and #9149b7.
In a RGB color space, hex #b74a70 is made of 50% red, 20% green and 30% blue. In a HSL mode Lake Red has a hue angle of 339.08°, a saturation of 43.08% and a lightness of 50.39%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #b74a70 is made of 0% cyan, 42.74% magenta, 27.84% yellow and 28.24% black ink.
| HEX | #b74a70 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(183,74,112) |
| RGB Percentage | 50%, 20%, 30% |
| CMYK | 0, 42.74, 27.84, 28.24 |
| HSL | hsl(339.08,43.08%,50.39%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(339.08,59.56%,71.76%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(47.1507,47.7381,0.9101) |
| XYZ | xyz(24.9018,16.1347,17.1311) |