Harbour is pale, cool-toned shade of cool cyan. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with orange, warm green or warm magenta
| Inverse Color | #b6a798 |
| Complementary Color | #665849 |
| Color Shade: | cool cyan (210° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 34.51% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Harbour Color. The Captains Blue 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 saturated alternative called Layers of Ocean (#5c7186) for more energetic effect. Try Great Basin as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#665849 is the best complementary color to Harbour. Orange shades generally complement the cool cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #495867 complementary color is Soya Bean, 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 River Bed are #496666 and #494966. Thus found on the left and right of #495867 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Cutty Sark and Mulled Wine colors as they work well with Harbour.
The split-complementary Harbour palette consists of #666649 and #664949 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#665849). Try Finch and Ferra colors in combination with #495867, 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 #495867 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 Harbour. Thus Axolotl and Eggplant giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Harbour contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Soya Bean, Eggplant, and Axolotl split by 90° on the color wheel. #495867 square combo is a palette of cool cyan, cool magenta, orange 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. Harbour tetradic combo consists of orange complementary color (#665849) and two others. The Eggplant is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Mineral Green – 120° from the complementary Soya Bean. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #664958 and #496658.
In a RGB color space, hex #495867 is made of 28% red, 33% green and 39% blue. In a HSL mode Harbour has a hue angle of 210°, a saturation of 17.05% and a lightness of 34.51%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #495867 is made of 11.76% cyan, 5.88% magenta, 0% yellow and 59.61% black ink.
| HEX | #495867 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(73,88,103) |
| RGB Percentage | 28%, 33%, 39% |
| CMYK | 11.76, 5.88, 0, 59.61 |
| HSL | hsl(210,17.05%,34.51%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(210,29.13%,40.39%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(36.6968,-1.9305,-10.5284) |
| XYZ | xyz(8.6856,9.3752,14.1838) |