Two Harbours Color

#bed3e1

Two Harbours is pale, cool-toned shade of cool cyan. It is better contrasting with black. This color combines beautifully with warm red, warm green or warm magenta

Inverse Color #412c1e
Complementary Color #e1ccbe
Color Shade: cool cyan (204° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 81.37% (better contrasting with black)
Two Harbours Color Sample
Two Harbours Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #bed3e1

If you're looking for a similar cool cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Two Harbours Color. The Elizabeth Blue color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid cyan bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Valor (#a3bcdb) for more energetic effect. Try Baltic Bream as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#e1ccbe is the best complementary color to Two Harbours. 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 #bed3e1 complementary color is Bone, 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 Ziggurat are #bee1dd and #bec1e1. Thus found on the left and right of #bed3e1 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Ziggurat and Periwinkle Gray colors as they work well with Two Harbours.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Two Harbours palette consists of #e1ddbe and #e1bec1 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#e1ccbe). Try Beryl Green and Cavern Pink colors in combination with #bed3e1, 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 #bed3e1 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 Two Harbours. Thus Beryl Green and Melanie giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Two Harbours contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Bone, Prelude, and Pixie Green split by 90° on the color wheel. #bed3e1 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. Two Harbours tetradic combo consists of warm red complementary color (#e1ccbe) and two others. The Melanie is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Edgewater – 120° from the complementary Bone. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #e1bed3 and #bee1cc.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #bed3e1 is made of 30% red, 34% green and 36% blue. In a HSL mode Two Harbours has a hue angle of 204°, a saturation of 36.84% and a lightness of 81.37%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #bed3e1 is made of 13.73% cyan, 5.49% magenta, 0% yellow and 11.76% black ink.

HEX #bed3e1
RGB Decimal rgb(190,211,225)
RGB Percentage 30%, 34%, 36%
CMYK 13.73, 5.49, 0, 11.76
HSL hsl(204,36.84%,81.37%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(204,15.56%,88.24%)
CIE-LAB lab(83.4276,-4.1765,-9.2884)
XYZ xyz(58.1201,62.9719,80.3257)
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