Billabong Color

#1b6f81

Billabong is pale, 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 #e4907e
Complementary Color #802d1b
Color Shade: mid cyan (190.59° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 30.59% (better contrasting with white)
Billabong Color Sample
Billabong Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #1b6f81

If you're looking for a similar mid cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Billabong Color. The Elm color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a warm cyan bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Emerald Pool (#155e60) for more calm effect. Try Uncharted as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#802d1b is the best complementary color to Billabong. 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 #1b6f81 complementary color is Mocha, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of green cyan, mid cyan, and blue cyan colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Elm are #1b8060 and #1b3b80. Thus found on the left and right of #1b6f81 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Genoa and Chathams Blue colors as they work well with Billabong.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Billabong palette consists of #805f1b and #801b3b colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#802d1b). Try Kumera and Claret colors in combination with #1b6f81, 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 #1b6f81 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 Billabong. Thus Trendy Green and Disco giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Billabong contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Mocha, Seance, and La Palma split by 90° on the color wheel. #1b6f81 square combo is a palette of mid cyan, violet, mid red and yellow 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. Billabong tetradic combo consists of mid red complementary color (#802d1b) and two others. The Disco is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Forest Green – 120° from the complementary Mocha. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #801b6e and #1b802d.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #1b6f81 is made of 10% red, 42% green and 48% blue. In a HSL mode Billabong has a hue angle of 190.59°, a saturation of 65.38% and a lightness of 30.59%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #1b6f81 is made of 40% cyan, 7.06% magenta, 0% yellow and 49.41% black ink.

HEX #1b6f81
RGB Decimal rgb(27,111,129)
RGB Percentage 10%, 42%, 48%
CMYK 40, 7.06, 0, 49.41
HSL hsl(190.59,65.38%,30.59%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(190.59,79.07%,50.59%)
CIE-LAB lab(43.0435,-17.6796,-16.9345)
XYZ xyz(10.0989,13.1869,22.7819)
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