Bermuda Grey Color

#6b8ba2

Bermuda Grey 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 #94745d
Complementary Color #a2826b
Color Shade: cool cyan (205.09° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 52.75% (better contrasting with white)
Bermuda Grey Color Sample
Bermuda Grey Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #6b8ba2

If you're looking for a similar cool cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Bermuda Grey Color. The Hampton Surf color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid cyan bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Yawl (#547497) for more energetic effect. Try Blue Stone as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#a2826b is the best complementary color to Bermuda Grey. 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 #6b8ba2 complementary color is Sandal, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of warm cyan, cool cyan, and cool blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Bermuda Gray are #6ba29d and #6b6fa2. Thus found on the left and right of #6b8ba2 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Sea Nymph and Kimberly colors as they work well with Bermuda Grey.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Bermuda Grey palette consists of #a29d6b and #a26b6f colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#a2826b). Try Donkey Brown and Coral Tree colors in combination with #6b8ba2, 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 #6b8ba2 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 Bermuda Grey. Thus Asparagus and Strikemaster giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Bermuda Grey contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Sandal, Trendy Pink, and Highland split by 90° on the color wheel. #6b8ba2 square combo is a palette of cool cyan, cool magenta, warm red and warm 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 Grey tetradic combo consists of warm red complementary color (#a2826b) and two others. The Strikemaster is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Oxley – 120° from the complementary Sandal. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #a26b8a and #6ba282.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #6b8ba2 is made of 26% red, 34% green and 40% blue. In a HSL mode Bermuda Grey has a hue angle of 205.09°, a saturation of 22.82% and a lightness of 52.75%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #6b8ba2 is made of 21.57% cyan, 9.02% magenta, 0% yellow and 36.47% black ink.

HEX #6b8ba2
RGB Decimal rgb(107,139,162)
RGB Percentage 26%, 34%, 40%
CMYK 21.57, 9.02, 0, 36.47
HSL hsl(205.09,22.82%,52.75%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(205.09,33.95%,63.53%)
CIE-LAB lab(56.2872,-5.4382,-15.8112)
XYZ xyz(21.8176,24.1997,37.7035)
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