Harpoon 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 | #d7c4b3 |
| Complementary Color | #4c3928 |
| Color Shade: | cool cyan (208.33° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 22.75% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Harpoon Color. The Regatta Bay color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a mid cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Wentworth (#345362) for more calm effect. Try Hēi Sè Black as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#4c3928 is the best complementary color to Harpoon. 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 #283b4c complementary color is Saddle, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of warm cyan, cool cyan, and cool blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Pickled Bluewood are #284c4b and #28284c. Thus found on the left and right of #283b4c on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Plantation and Martinique colors as they work well with Harpoon.
The split-complementary Harpoon palette consists of #4c4b28 and #4c2828 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#4c3928). Try Woodland and Cowboy colors in combination with #283b4c, 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 #283b4c 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 Harpoon. Thus Woodland and Livid Brown giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Harpoon contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Saddle, Bossanova, and Green Kelp split by 90° on the color wheel. #283b4c square combo is a palette of cool cyan, cool magenta, warm 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. Harpoon tetradic combo consists of warm red complementary color (#4c3928) and two others. The Livid Brown is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Plantation – 120° from the complementary Saddle. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #4c283a and #284c39.
In a RGB color space, hex #283b4c is made of 23% red, 34% green and 43% blue. In a HSL mode Harpoon has a hue angle of 208.33°, a saturation of 31.03% and a lightness of 22.75%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #283b4c is made of 14.11% cyan, 6.66% magenta, 0% yellow and 70.2% black ink.
| HEX | #283b4c |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(40,59,76) |
| RGB Percentage | 23%, 34%, 43% |
| CMYK | 14.11, 6.66, 0, 70.2 |
| HSL | hsl(208.33,31.03%,22.75%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(208.33,47.37%,29.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(24.0021,-2.3043,-12.7656) |
| XYZ | xyz(3.7435,4.1008,7.4317) |