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Harbor Side Teal 654
On-screen approximation from the published RGB value. Order a physical sample before you decide.
Undertone: Saturated blue-green (a color, not a neutral)
In CIELAB, Harbor Side Teal sits at L* 86.1, a* -23.2, b* -0.8. Its hue angle is 182° and its chroma is 23.2, so it reads as an outright blue-green rather than a neutral. It classifies as cool. Among Benjamin Moore colors with a similar LRV (±5), it is warmer (more yellow) than 16%.
LRV 67.9: light
Light Reflectance Value runs from 0 (absolute black) to 100 (perfect white). At 67.9, Harbor Side Teal is lighter than 75% of Benjamin Moore colors. The most forgiving range for whole-house walls. Keeps rooms bright without glare.
Closest Sherwin-Williams match to Harbor Side Teal
Ranked by CIEDE2000 color difference (ΔE) computed from published RGB values. Below 2 is hard to tell apart on the wall; above 4 is a different color.
| Color | Code | ΔE2000 | How close | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tantalizing Teal | SW 6937 | 3.76 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Aqueduct | SW 6758 | 3.92 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Aquatint | SW 6936 | 4.02 | Similar, clearly different |
Closest Behr match to Harbor Side Teal
Ranked by CIEDE2000 color difference (ΔE) computed from published RGB values. Below 2 is hard to tell apart on the wall; above 4 is a different color. Behr does not publish LRV, so Behr values here are estimates.
| Color | Code | ΔE2000 | How close | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aqua Wish | P430-2 | 2.19 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Aloha | MQ4-23 | 2.20 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Botanical Tint | 480A-2 | 2.29 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Similar Benjamin Moore colors
| Color | Code | ΔE2000 | How close | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crystal Clear | 2044-60 | 2.71 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Winter Green | 2045-60 | 2.75 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Biscayne Shore | 604 | 2.84 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Misty Teal | 2046-60 | 3.07 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Oceanfront | 660 | 3.18 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Hills of Ireland | 612 | 3.22 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Lighter and darker versions
Colors from Benjamin Moore with nearly the same hue and saturation, one step lighter or darker.
- Jamaican Aqua 2048-60 · lighter, LRV 71.3
- Water Drops 659 · lighter, LRV 73.0
- Seagrove 653 · lighter, LRV 73.3
- Marina Bay 2036-50 · darker, LRV 61.6
- Sonoma Skies 737 · darker, LRV 62.0
- Return to Paradise 2038-50 · darker, LRV 61.6
Colors that go with Harbor Side Teal
Color-theory pairings — the nearest Benjamin Moore color to each rotated hue, keeping the same lightness and saturation:
- May Flowers 1324 · complementary (180°)
- Grassy Meadows 570 · analogous (−30°)
- California Breeze 757 · analogous (+30°)
- Lily Lavender 2071-60 · triadic (120°)
- Perfect Peach 2167-50 · triadic (240°)
Harbor Side Teal vs popular colors
- Palladian Blue (Benjamin Moore HC-144, ΔE 12.3) is darker (LRV 60.4 vs 67.9), more yellow/warm, more red/pink, more muted.
- Smoke (Benjamin Moore 2122-40, ΔE 14.9) is darker (LRV 56.4 vs 67.9), more blue/cool, more red/pink, more muted.
- Gray Cashmere (Benjamin Moore 2138-60, ΔE 15.8) is darker (LRV 64.5 vs 67.9), more yellow/warm, more red/pink, more muted.