Barbados is pale, cool-toned shade of cool cyan. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with warm red, warm green or warm magenta
| Inverse Color | #c19989 |
| Complementary Color | #764d3e |
| Color Shade: | cool cyan (197.14° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 35.29% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Barbados Color. The Casual Blue color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a mid cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Smalt Blue (#51808f) for more calm effect. Try Arapawa as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#764d3e is the best complementary color to Barbados. Warm red shades generally complement the cool cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #3e6676 complementary color is Spicy Mix, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of warm cyan, cool cyan, and cool blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of William are #3e7669 and #3e4a76. Thus found on the left and right of #3e6676 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Viridian and East Bay colors as they work well with Barbados.
The split-complementary Barbados palette consists of #76693e and #763e4a colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#764d3e). Try Yellow Metal and Cosmic colors in combination with #3e6676, 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 #3e6676 offers a combination of cool yellow and warm magenta shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Barbados. Thus Dingley and Cosmic giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Barbados contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Spicy Mix, Affair, and Fern Green split by 90° on the color wheel. #3e6676 square combo is a palette of cool cyan, cool magenta, warm red and warm green shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Barbados tetradic combo consists of warm red complementary color (#764d3e) and two others. The Cosmic is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Goblin – 120° from the complementary Spicy Mix. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #763e66 and #3e764d.
In a RGB color space, hex #3e6676 is made of 22% red, 36% green and 42% blue. In a HSL mode Barbados has a hue angle of 197.14°, a saturation of 31.11% and a lightness of 35.29%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #3e6676 is made of 21.96% cyan, 6.27% magenta, 0% yellow and 53.73% black ink.
| HEX | #3e6676 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(62,102,118) |
| RGB Percentage | 22%, 36%, 42% |
| CMYK | 21.96, 6.27, 0, 53.73 |
| HSL | hsl(197.14,31.11%,35.29%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(197.14,47.46%,46.27%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(40.9525,-9.3793,-13.3647) |
| XYZ | xyz(10.008,11.8349,18.8964) |