Harbour Afternoon is pale, cool-toned shade of blue cyan. It is better contrasting with black. This color combines beautifully with orange, warm green or red magenta
| Inverse Color | #1f160c |
| Complementary Color | #f3eae0 |
| Color Shade: | blue cyan (211.58° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 91.57% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar blue cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Harbour Afternoon Color. The Light Template 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 Angelic Eyes (#bbd1e8) for more energetic effect. Try Light Sea Cliff as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#f3eae0 is the best complementary color to Harbour Afternoon. Orange shades generally complement the blue cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #e0e9f3 complementary color is Merino, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of mid cyan, blue cyan, and cool blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Black Squeeze are #e0f2f3 and #e0e0f3. Thus found on the left and right of #e0e9f3 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Aqua Squeeze and Snuff colors as they work well with Harbour Afternoon.
The split-complementary Harbour Afternoon palette consists of #f2f3e0 and #f3e0e0 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#f3eae0). Try Ecru White and Pot Pourri colors in combination with #e0e9f3, 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 #e0e9f3 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 Afternoon. Thus Loafer and Vanilla Ice giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Harbour Afternoon contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Merino, Prim, and Peppermint split by 90° on the color wheel. #e0e9f3 square combo is a palette of blue cyan, mid magenta, orange 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. Harbour Afternoon tetradic combo consists of orange complementary color (#f3eae0) and two others. The Vanilla Ice is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Apple Green – 120° from the complementary Merino. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #f3e0e9 and #e0f3ea.
In a RGB color space, hex #e0e9f3 is made of 32% red, 33% green and 35% blue. In a HSL mode Harbour Afternoon has a hue angle of 211.58°, a saturation of 44.19% and a lightness of 91.57%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #e0e9f3 is made of 7.45% cyan, 3.92% magenta, 0% yellow and 4.71% black ink.
| HEX | #e0e9f3 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(224,233,243) |
| RGB Percentage | 32%, 33%, 35% |
| CMYK | 7.45, 3.92, 0, 4.71 |
| HSL | hsl(211.58,44.19%,91.57%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(211.58,7.82%,95.29%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(91.9517,-1.1106,-5.8826) |
| XYZ | xyz(76.057,80.5962,96.342) |