Harbor Mist is pale, cool-toned shade of warm cyan. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with mid red, cool yellow or cool magenta
| Inverse Color | #755 |
| Complementary Color | #a88 |
| Color Shade: | warm cyan (180° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 60% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Harbor Mist Color. The Aqua Rapids 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 soft alternative called Winter Morning Mist (#a7b3b5) for more calm effect. Try Weathered Pebble as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#a88 is the best complementary color to Harbor Mist. Mid red shades generally complement the warm cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #8aa complementary color is White, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of cool green, warm cyan, and blue cyan colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of White are #8a9 and #8898aa. Thus found on the left and right of #8aa on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching White and Bali Hai colors as they work well with Harbor Mist.
The split-complementary Harbor Mist palette consists of #a98 and #a89 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#a88). Try White and White colors in combination with #8aa, 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 #8aa 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 Harbor Mist. Thus White and White giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Harbor Mist contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary White, Amethyst Smoke, and White split by 90° on the color wheel. #8aa square combo is a palette of warm cyan, warm blue, mid 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. Harbor Mist tetradic combo consists of mid red complementary color (#a88) and two others. The White is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and White – 120° from the complementary White. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #a8a and #8a8.
In a RGB color space, hex #88aaaa is made of 29% red, 36% green and 36% blue. In a HSL mode Harbor Mist has a hue angle of 180°, a saturation of 16.67% and a lightness of 60%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #88aaaa is made of 13.34% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 33.33% black ink.
| HEX | #88aaaa |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(136,170,170) |
| RGB Percentage | 29%, 36%, 36% |
| CMYK | 13.34, 0, 0, 33.33 |
| HSL | hsl(180,16.67%,60%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(180,20%,66.67%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(67.1914,-11.5334,-3.8393) |
| XYZ | xyz(31.7838,36.886,43.4747) |