Sunken Harbor Color

#1c3d44

Sunken Harbor 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 #e3c2bb
Complementary Color #44231c
Color Shade: mid cyan (190.5° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 18.82% (better contrasting with white)
Sunken Harbor Color Sample
Sunken Harbor Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #1c3d44

If you're looking for a similar mid cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Sunken Harbor Color. The Forbidden Forest color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a warm cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Juggernaut (#255367) for more energetic effect. Try Petro Blue as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#44231c is the best complementary color to Sunken Harbor. 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 #1c3d44 complementary color is Cocoa Bean, 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 Blue Dianne are #1c4437 and #1c2844. Thus found on the left and right of #1c3d44 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Te Papa Green and Cloud Burst colors as they work well with Sunken Harbor.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Sunken Harbor palette consists of #44371c and #441c28 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#44231c). Try Metallic Bronze and Cocoa Bean colors in combination with #1c3d44, 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 #1c3d44 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 Sunken Harbor. Thus Thatch Green and Wine Berry giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Sunken Harbor contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Cocoa Bean, Revolver, and Mallard split by 90° on the color wheel. #1c3d44 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. Sunken Harbor tetradic combo consists of mid red complementary color (#44231c) and two others. The Wine Berry is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Everglade – 120° from the complementary Cocoa Bean. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #441c3c and #1c4423.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #1c3d44 is made of 18% red, 39% green and 43% blue. In a HSL mode Sunken Harbor has a hue angle of 190.5°, a saturation of 41.67% and a lightness of 18.82%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #1c3d44 is made of 15.69% cyan, 2.75% magenta, 0% yellow and 73.33% black ink.

HEX #1c3d44
RGB Decimal rgb(28,61,68)
RGB Percentage 18%, 39%, 43%
CMYK 15.69, 2.75, 0, 73.33
HSL hsl(190.5,41.67%,18.82%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(190.5,58.82%,26.67%)
CIE-LAB lab(23.6771,-9.7223,-8.0063)
XYZ xyz(3.191,4.0017,6.0731)
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