Pacific 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 | #884624 |
| Complementary Color | #db9876 |
| Color Shade: | cool cyan (200.4° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 66.27% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Pacific Harbour Color. The French Pass 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 soft alternative called Tantalize (#669ccb) for more calm effect. Try Tall Waves as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#db9876 is the best complementary color to Pacific 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 #77b9db complementary color is Burning Sand, 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 Viking are #76dbcb and #7687db. Thus found on the left and right of #77b9db on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Bermuda and Chetwode Blue colors as they work well with Pacific Harbour.
The split-complementary Pacific Harbour palette consists of #dbca76 and #db7687 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#db9876). Try Chenin and Charm colors in combination with #77b9db, 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 #77b9db 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 Pacific Harbour. Thus Yellow Green and Orchid giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Pacific Harbour contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Burning Sand, Lavender, and Pastel Green split by 90° on the color wheel. #77b9db 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. Pacific Harbour tetradic combo consists of warm red complementary color (#db9876) and two others. The Orchid is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Pastel Green – 120° from the complementary Burning Sand. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #db76b9 and #76db98.
In a RGB color space, hex #77b9db is made of 23% red, 35% green and 42% blue. In a HSL mode Pacific Harbour has a hue angle of 200.4°, a saturation of 58.14% and a lightness of 66.27%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #77b9db is made of 39.21% cyan, 13.33% magenta, 0% yellow and 14.12% black ink.
| HEX | #77b9db |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(119,185,219) |
| RGB Percentage | 23%, 35%, 42% |
| CMYK | 39.21, 13.33, 0, 14.12 |
| HSL | hsl(200.4,58.14%,66.27%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(200.4,45.66%,85.88%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(72.0506,-12.0185,-23.6091) |
| XYZ | xyz(37.7429,43.7343,73.4701) |