Sydney 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 | #684437 |
| Complementary Color | #c8a497 |
| Color Shade: | cool cyan (195.92° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 68.82% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Sydney Harbour Color. The Ocean Surf 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 soft alternative called Quilotoa Blue (#7f9daf) for more calm effect. Try Afloat as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#c8a497 is the best complementary color to Sydney 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 #97bbc8 complementary color is Eunry, 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 Nepal are #97c8bc and #97a2c8. Thus found on the left and right of #97bbc8 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Shadow Green and Blue Bell colors as they work well with Sydney Harbour.
The split-complementary Sydney Harbour palette consists of #c8bc97 and #c897a2 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#c8a497). Try Indian Khaki and Oriental Pink colors in combination with #97bbc8, 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 #97bbc8 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 Sydney Harbour. Thus Pine Glade and Lilac giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Sydney Harbour contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Eunry, East Side, and Norway split by 90° on the color wheel. #97bbc8 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. Sydney Harbour tetradic combo consists of warm red complementary color (#c8a497) and two others. The Lilac is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Spring Rain – 120° from the complementary Eunry. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #c897ba and #97c8a4.
In a RGB color space, hex #97bbc8 is made of 28% red, 35% green and 37% blue. In a HSL mode Sydney Harbour has a hue angle of 195.92°, a saturation of 30.82% and a lightness of 68.82%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #97bbc8 is made of 19.21% cyan, 5.1% magenta, 0% yellow and 21.57% black ink.
| HEX | #97bbc8 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(151,187,200) |
| RGB Percentage | 28%, 35%, 37% |
| CMYK | 19.21, 5.1, 0, 21.57 |
| HSL | hsl(195.92,30.82%,68.82%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(195.92,24.5%,78.43%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(73.7334,-9.1192,-10.539) |
| XYZ | xyz(40.9581,46.2901,61.4197) |