Bermuda Color

#1b7d8d

Bermuda 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 #e48272
Complementary Color #8d2b1a
Color Shade: mid cyan (188.42° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 32.94% (better contrasting with white)
Bermuda Color Sample
Bermuda Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #1b7d8d

If you're looking for a similar mid cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Bermuda Color. The Bold Bolection 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 Seamount (#15646d) for more calm effect. Try Chill of Teamwork as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#8d2b1a is the best complementary color to Bermuda. 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 #1b7d8d complementary color is Old Brick, 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 #1a8d64 and #1a438d. Thus found on the left and right of #1b7d8d on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Genoa and Chathams Blue colors as they work well with Bermuda.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Bermuda palette consists of #8d641a and #8d1a43 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#8d2b1a). Try Kumera and Claret colors in combination with #1b7d8d, 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 #1b7d8d 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 Bermuda. Thus Trendy Green and Disco giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Bermuda contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Old Brick, Seance, and Vida Loca split by 90° on the color wheel. #1b7d8d 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. Bermuda tetradic combo consists of mid red complementary color (#8d2b1a) and two others. The Disco is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Forest Green – 120° from the complementary Old Brick. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #8d1a7c and #1a8d2b.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #1b7d8d is made of 9% red, 43% green and 48% blue. In a HSL mode Bermuda has a hue angle of 188.42°, a saturation of 67.86% and a lightness of 32.94%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #1b7d8d is made of 44.7% cyan, 6.27% magenta, 0% yellow and 44.71% black ink.

HEX #1b7d8d
RGB Decimal rgb(27,125,141)
RGB Percentage 9%, 43%, 48%
CMYK 44.7, 6.27, 0, 44.71
HSL hsl(188.42,67.86%,32.94%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(188.42,80.85%,55.29%)
CIE-LAB lab(48.0367,-21.1196,-16.4453)
XYZ xyz(12.5933,16.8233,27.7828)
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