Breaker Bay is pale, cool-toned shade of warm cyan. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with cool red, cool yellow or cool magenta
| Inverse Color | #ae8487 |
| Complementary Color | #7b5153 |
| Color Shade: | warm cyan (175.71° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 40% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Breaker Bay Color. The Forest Greenery color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a green cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Mirage Lake (#4f938f) for more energetic effect. Try Green Turquoise as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#7b5153 is the best complementary color to Breaker Bay. Cool red shades generally complement the warm cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #517b78 complementary color is Ferra, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of cool green, warm cyan, and cool cyan colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Cutty Sark are #517b63 and #51697b. Thus found on the left and right of #517b78 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Como and Blue Bayoux colors as they work well with Breaker Bay.
The split-complementary Breaker Bay palette consists of #7b6351 and #7b5169 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#7b5153). Try Roman Coffee and Falcon colors in combination with #517b78, 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 #517b78 offers a combination of warm yellow and cool magenta shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Breaker Bay. Thus Go Ben and Trendy Pink giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Breaker Bay contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Ferra, Smoky, and Dingley split by 90° on the color wheel. #517b78 square combo is a palette of warm cyan, warm blue, cool red and cool yellow shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Breaker Bay tetradic combo consists of cool red complementary color (#7b5153) and two others. The Trendy Pink is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Hippie Green – 120° from the complementary Ferra. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #77517b and #547b51.
In a RGB color space, hex #517b78 is made of 25% red, 38% green and 37% blue. In a HSL mode Breaker Bay has a hue angle of 175.71°, a saturation of 20.59% and a lightness of 40%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #517b78 is made of 16.48% cyan, 0% magenta, 1.18% yellow and 51.76% black ink.
| HEX | #517b78 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(81,123,120) |
| RGB Percentage | 25%, 38%, 37% |
| CMYK | 16.48, 0, 1.18, 51.76 |
| HSL | hsl(175.71,20.59%,40%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(175.71,34.15%,48.24%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(48.6001,-15.2326,-3.0108) |
| XYZ | xyz(13.8665,17.2713,20.3722) |