Ship's Harbour 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 | #b07b50 |
| Complementary Color | #af794f |
| Color Shade: | cool cyan (206.88° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 49.8% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Ship's Harbour Color. The Shirt Blue color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid cyan bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Queen Blue (#436b95) for more energetic effect. Try Ocean View as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#af794f is the best complementary color to Ship's Harbour. 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 #4f84af complementary color is Santa Fe, 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 Steel Blue are #4fafaa and #4f53af. Thus found on the left and right of #4f84af on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Tradewind and Blue Violet colors as they work well with Ship's Harbour.
The split-complementary Ship's Harbour palette consists of #afaa4f and #af4f53 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#af794f). Try Husk and Matrix colors in combination with #4f84af, 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 #4f84af 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 Ship's Harbour. Thus Chelsea Cucumber and Tapestry giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Ship's Harbour contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Santa Fe, Wisteria, and Fruit Salad split by 90° on the color wheel. #4f84af 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. Ship's Harbour tetradic combo consists of warm red complementary color (#af794f) and two others. The Tapestry is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Ocean Green – 120° from the complementary Santa Fe. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #af4f83 and #4faf7a.
In a RGB color space, hex #4f84af is made of 20% red, 34% green and 45% blue. In a HSL mode Ship's Harbour has a hue angle of 206.88°, a saturation of 37.8% and a lightness of 49.8%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #4f84af is made of 37.65% cyan, 16.87% magenta, 0% yellow and 31.37% black ink.
| HEX | #4f84af |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(79,132,175) |
| RGB Percentage | 20%, 34%, 45% |
| CMYK | 37.65, 16.87, 0, 31.37 |
| HSL | hsl(206.88,37.8%,49.8%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(206.88,54.86%,68.63%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(53.2328,-4.9724,-28.1016) |
| XYZ | xyz(19.2136,21.2599,43.6484) |