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 | #a46f65 |
| Complementary Color | #9a645a |
| Color Shade: | mid cyan (189.52° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 48.04% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Harbor Color. The Fountain Blue 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 soft alternative called Solution (#77abab) for more calm effect. Try Ocean Current as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#9a645a is the best complementary color to 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 #5b909a complementary color is Au Chico, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of green cyan, mid cyan, and blue cyan colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Horizon are #5a9a84 and #5a709a. Thus found on the left and right of #5b909a on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Patina and Waikawa Gray colors as they work well with Harbor.
The split-complementary Harbor palette consists of #9a845a and #9a5a70 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#9a645a). Try Barley Corn and Au Chico colors in combination with #5b909a, 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 #5b909a 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 Harbor. Thus Asparagus and Strikemaster giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Harbor contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Au Chico, Trendy Pink, and Asparagus split by 90° on the color wheel. #5b909a square combo is a palette of mid cyan, violet, mid red and yellow green shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Harbor tetradic combo consists of mid red complementary color (#9a645a) and two others. The Strikemaster is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Fruit Salad – 120° from the complementary Au Chico. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #9a5a8f and #5a9a64.
In a RGB color space, hex #5b909a is made of 23% red, 37% green and 40% blue. In a HSL mode Harbor has a hue angle of 189.52°, a saturation of 25.71% and a lightness of 48.04%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #5b909a is made of 24.7% cyan, 3.92% magenta, 0% yellow and 39.61% black ink.
| HEX | #5b909a |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(91,144,154) |
| RGB Percentage | 23%, 37%, 40% |
| CMYK | 24.7, 3.92, 0, 39.61 |
| HSL | hsl(189.52,25.71%,48.04%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(189.52,40.91%,60.39%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(56.5887,-14.8916,-10.8535) |
| XYZ | xyz(20.1204,24.5038,34.2411) |