Riviera Sea 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 | #e47e77 |
| Complementary Color | #88211a |
| Color Shade: | mid cyan (183.85° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 31.96% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Riviera Sea Color. The Ocean Liner color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a warm cyan bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Mosaic Tile (#1c6b69) for more calm effect. Try Persian Mosaic as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#88211a is the best complementary color to Riviera Sea. 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 #1b8188 complementary color is Falu Red, 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 Elm are #1a8858 and #1a4a88. Thus found on the left and right of #1b8188 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Genoa and Chathams Blue colors as they work well with Riviera Sea.
The split-complementary Riviera Sea palette consists of #88581a and #881a4a colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#88211a). Try Rope and Disco colors in combination with #1b8188, 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 #1b8188 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 Riviera Sea. Thus Trendy Green and Violet Eggplant giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Riviera Sea contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Falu Red, Seance, and Vida Loca split by 90° on the color wheel. #1b8188 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. Riviera Sea tetradic combo consists of mid red complementary color (#88211a) and two others. The Violet Eggplant is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Forest Green – 120° from the complementary Falu Red. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #881a81 and #1a8821.
In a RGB color space, hex #1b8188 is made of 9% red, 44% green and 47% blue. In a HSL mode Riviera Sea has a hue angle of 183.85°, a saturation of 66.87% and a lightness of 31.96%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #1b8188 is made of 42.74% cyan, 2.74% magenta, 0% yellow and 46.67% black ink.
| HEX | #1b8188 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(27,129,136) |
| RGB Percentage | 9%, 44%, 47% |
| CMYK | 42.74, 2.74, 0, 46.67 |
| HSL | hsl(183.85,66.87%,31.96%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(183.85,80.15%,53.33%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(49.1438,-24.8646,-11.8254) |
| XYZ | xyz(12.7462,17.7111,26.0393) |