Barrier Reef is calm, cool-toned shade of mid cyan. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with mid red, yellow green or mid magenta
| Inverse Color | #ff7b5e |
| Complementary Color | #a11c00 |
| Color Shade: | mid cyan (190.81° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 31.57% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Barrier Reef Color. The Tomb Blue color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a warm cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Bluebird (#009dae) for more calm effect. Try Pilot Blue as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#a11c00 is the best complementary color to Barrier Reef. Mid red shades generally complement the mid cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #0084a1 complementary color is Totem Pole, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of green cyan, mid cyan, and blue cyan colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Deep Cerulean are #00a16d and #0033a1. Thus found on the left and right of #0084a1 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Green Haze and International Klein Blue colors as they work well with Barrier Reef.
The split-complementary Barrier Reef palette consists of #a16d00 and #a10033 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#a11c00). Try Chelsea Gem and Burgundy colors in combination with #0084a1, 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 #0084a1 offers a combination of mid yellow and mid magenta shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Barrier Reef. Thus Limeade and Flirt giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Barrier Reef contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Totem Pole, Purple, and Limeade split by 90° on the color wheel. #0084a1 square combo is a palette of mid cyan, violet, mid red and yellow green shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Barrier Reef tetradic combo consists of mid red complementary color (#a11c00) and two others. The Flirt is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Fun Green – 120° from the complementary Totem Pole. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #a10084 and #00a11c.
In a RGB color space, hex #0084a1 is made of 0% red, 45% green and 55% blue. In a HSL mode Barrier Reef has a hue angle of 190.81°, a saturation of 100% and a lightness of 31.57%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #0084a1 is made of 63.14% cyan, 11.38% magenta, 0% yellow and 36.86% black ink.
| HEX | #0084a1 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(0,132,161) |
| RGB Percentage | 0%, 45%, 55% |
| CMYK | 63.14, 11.38, 0, 36.86 |
| HSL | hsl(190.81,100%,31.57%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(190.81,100%,63.14%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(50.7757,-19.534,-23.9632) |
| XYZ | xyz(14.6843,19.0757,36.6263) |