Yacht Harbor Color

#7c9dae

Yacht Harbor 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 #836251
Complementary Color #ae8c7c
Color Shade: cool cyan (200.4° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 58.43% (better contrasting with white)
Yacht Harbor Color Sample
Yacht Harbor Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #7c9dae

If you're looking for a similar cool cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Yacht Harbor Color. The Safe Haven color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a mid cyan bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Moody Indigo (#6586a5) for more energetic effect. Try Blue Team Spirit as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#ae8c7c is the best complementary color to Yacht Harbor. 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 #7c9dae complementary color is Sandrift, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of warm cyan, cool cyan, and cool blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Bali Hai are #7caea5 and #7c84ae. Thus found on the left and right of #7c9dae on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Acapulco and Wild Blue Yonder colors as they work well with Yacht Harbor.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Yacht Harbor palette consists of #aea57c and #ae7c84 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#ae8c7c). Try Mongoose and Turkish Rose colors in combination with #7c9dae, as they are not as contrasting as a complementary color, hence, giving more hue variety to make your design stand out.

Triadic Palette

The triadic palette of #7c9dae 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 Yacht Harbor. Thus Green Smoke and Bouquet giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Yacht Harbor contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Sandrift, Lavender Purple, and Bay Leaf split by 90° on the color wheel. #7c9dae square combo is a palette of cool cyan, cool magenta, warm red and warm green shades that work together well.

Tetradic Palette

The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Yacht Harbor tetradic combo consists of warm red complementary color (#ae8c7c) and two others. The Bouquet is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Bay Leaf – 120° from the complementary Sandrift. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #ae7c9d and #7cae8d.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #7c9dae is made of 27% red, 35% green and 38% blue. In a HSL mode Yacht Harbor has a hue angle of 200.4°, a saturation of 23.58% and a lightness of 58.43%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #7c9dae is made of 19.61% cyan, 6.67% magenta, 0% yellow and 31.76% black ink.

HEX #7c9dae
RGB Decimal rgb(124,157,174)
RGB Percentage 27%, 35%, 38%
CMYK 19.61, 6.67, 0, 31.76
HSL hsl(200.4,23.58%,58.43%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(200.4,28.74%,68.24%)
CIE-LAB lab(62.8899,-7.3138,-12.5594)
XYZ xyz(28.0091,31.455,44.6396)
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