Benjamin Moore Dark Harbor CSP-720

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Dark Harbor for bedroom (5 photos)
Dark Harbor for living room (4 photos)
Benjamin Moore Dark Harbor for bathroom (3 photos)
Benjamin Moore Dark Harbor reviews (3 photos)
What are Benjamin Moore Dark Harbor undertones?
Is Dark Harbor CSP-720 cool or warm?
How light temperature affects on Dark Harbor
Monochromatic color scheme
Complementary color scheme
Color comparison and matching
LRV of Dark Harbor CSP-720
Color codes
Color equivalents

Official page:	Dark Harbor CSP-720
Code:	CSP-720
Name:	Dark Harbor
Brand:	Benjamin Moore

What color is Benjamin Moore Dark Harbor?

Benjamin Moore Dark Harbor CSP-720 is a deep blue-green with a distinctly cool cast and softened, low-key saturation. Its dark value gives it enough weight for a study, dining room, powder room, or built-in cabinetry, where it can read as nearly charcoal teal in low light. Brighter daylight brings out more of its blue-green character without making the color feel bright. Pair Dark Harbor with warm white trim, pale oak, aged brass, or saddle-toned leather to add contrast against its cool depth. On an exterior door or shutters, this shade has a grounded presence beside off-white siding, stone, or weathered wood.

Dark Harbor for bedroom (5 photos)

We’ve hand-picked a beautiful collection of photos of this amazing blue shade used in real bedrooms. Take a look and imagine how this wonderful cool dark paint color could transform your own bedroom space.

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Dark Harbor for living room (4 photos)

Check out this stunning dark color used in real living rooms. Explore how this blue shade can create a unique space

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Benjamin Moore CSP-720 for bathroom (3 photos)

Looking for inspiration for your dream bathroom renovation project? These beautiful handpicked photos will show you this delightfully cool dark blue real bathrooms.

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Benjamin Moore Dark Harbor reviews (3 photos)

View the photos of real spaces painted with this blue that were not included in specific categories. Close-ups, painted furniture, storages and dressers, hallways, stairs and ceilings.

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What are Benjamin Moore Dark Harbor undertones?

Dark Harbor reads as a deep, muted blue-green with a strong teal direction and moderate saturation. Its visible character is dark enough to feel weighty, while the green-leaning bias keeps it from looking like a straightforward navy. Benjamin Moore lists it in its Blue category, but the supplied digital sample appears more teal than a pure blue. Warm artificial light may pull out more of its green-gray cast, while cool daylight can make its blue-teal side look clearer.

Manufacturer information used in this description: official color page.

HEX value:

#1E4850

RGB code:

30, 72, 80

Is Benjamin Moore Dark Harbor cool or warm?

warm

cool

At 190° on the HSL hue wheel, this dark blue falls clearly in the cool range.

CSP-720 Dark Harbor HSL code: 190, 45%, 22%

Hue - degree on a color wheel from 0 to 360. 0 is red, 120 is green, and 240 is blue.
Saturation is expressed as a percentage. At 0%, it appears as a shade of grey, and at 100%, it is in full color.
Lightness is also a percentage value. 0% is black, and 100% is white.

How light temperature affects Dark Harbor

Natural Lighting. During the day, natural light shifts from about 2000 K at sunrise/sunset to 5500–6500 K at noon.

Sunrise

Morning

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Afternoon

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In addition, natural-light temperature depends on its direction:

Direction of sunlight	Visible temp.	Hue	Duration
North	Cool	Bluish	All day
East	Warm	Yellow	Before noon
West	Warm	Orange-red	After noon
South	Warm	Orange-yellow	All day

Artificial Lighting. When choosing bulbs, pay attention to their color temperature in Kelvins.
Use the slider to see how this dark blue shade looks under different lighting:

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7000K

Coordinating colors.
Colors that go with Benjamin Moore Dark Harbor:

Monochromatic color scheme

This scheme consists of various shades, tints, and tones of a single color. While it offers a perfect combination of hues, without accent décor it may become monotonous.

Lighter shades

CSP-720
Dark Harbor

Complementary color scheme

This color scheme is a combination of two shades that are opposite each other on the color wheel. The high contrast between these colors creates a vibrant and dynamic visual effect. For the color Dark Harbor with a green hue, complementary colors are those with a red hue close to 10, such as Benjamin Moore Quietly Violet and Desert Shadows.

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Dark Harbor

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LRV of Dark Harbor

Dark Harbor has an LRV of 7.72% and refers to Dark colors which means that this color almost does not reflect light. Why LRV is important?

Light Reflectance Value scale illustration

Light Reflectance Value measures the amount of visible and usable light that reflects from a painted surface.
Simply put, the higher the LRV of a paint color, the brighter the room you will get.
The scale goes from 0% (absolute black, absorbing all light) to 100% (pure white, reflecting all light).

Act like a pro: When choosing paint with an LRV of 7.72%, pay attention to your bulbs' brightness. Light brightness is measured in lumens. The lower the paint's LRV, the higher lumen level you need. Every square foot of room needs at least 40 lumens. That means for a 200 ft² living room you'll need about 8000 lumens of light – e.g., eight 1000 lm bulbs.

Color codes

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Format	Code
HEX	#1E4850
RGB Decimal	30, 72, 80
RGB Percent	11.76%, 28.24%, 31.37%
HSV	Hue: 190° Saturation: 62.5% Value: 31.37%
HSL	hsl(190, 45, 22)
CMYK	Cyan: 62.5 Magenta: 10.0 Yellow: 0.0 Key: 68.63
YIQ	Y: 60.354 I: -27.599 Q: -6.395
XYZ	X: 4.3 Y: 5.49 Z: 8.42
CIE Lab	L:28.086 a:-11.864 b:-9.198
CIE Luv	L:28.086 u:-16.114 v:-9.798
Decimal	1984592
Hunter Lab	23.43, -8.242, -4.907