Harbour Fog is pale, cool-toned shade of blue cyan. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with orange, mid green or red magenta
| Inverse Color | #504e4b |
| Complementary Color | #b4b2ae |
| Color Shade: | blue cyan (216° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 69.61% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar blue cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Harbour Fog Color. The Canadian Lake color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a cool cyan bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Blue Heeler (#939cab) for more energetic effect. Try Time Warp as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#b4b2ae is the best complementary color to Harbour Fog. Orange shades generally complement the blue cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #afb1b4 complementary color is Tide, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of mid cyan, blue cyan, and mid blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Bombay are #aeb3b4 and #afaeb4. Thus found on the left and right of #afb1b4 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Edward and Spun Pearl colors as they work well with Harbour Fog.
The split-complementary Harbour Fog palette consists of #b3b4ae and #b4afae colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#b4b2ae). Try Gray Nickel and Nobel colors in combination with #afb1b4, 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 #afb1b4 offers a combination of yellow green and red magenta shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Harbour Fog. Thus Green Spring and Nobel giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Harbour Fog contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Tide, Shady Lady, and Edward split by 90° on the color wheel. #afb1b4 square combo is a palette of blue cyan, mid magenta, orange and mid green shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Harbour Fog tetradic combo consists of orange complementary color (#b4b2ae) and two others. The Nobel is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Edward – 120° from the complementary Tide. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #b4aeb0 and #aeb4b2.
In a RGB color space, hex #afb1b4 is made of 33% red, 33% green and 34% blue. In a HSL mode Harbour Fog has a hue angle of 216°, a saturation of 3.23% and a lightness of 69.61%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #afb1b4 is made of 1.96% cyan, 1.18% magenta, 0% yellow and 29.41% black ink.
| HEX | #afb1b4 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(175,177,180) |
| RGB Percentage | 33%, 33%, 34% |
| CMYK | 1.96, 1.18, 0, 29.41 |
| HSL | hsl(216,3.23%,69.61%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(216,2.78%,70.59%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(72.1305,-0.1274,-1.7832) |
| XYZ | xyz(41.6396,43.8535,49.45) |