Baroque Blue is pale, cool-toned shade of warm cyan. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with cool red, cool yellow or cool magenta
| Inverse Color | #6a494a |
| Complementary Color | #b69596 |
| Color Shade: | warm cyan (178.18° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 64.9% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Baroque Blue Color. The North Beach Blue color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a green cyan bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Vizcaya (#7b9e98) for more calm effect. Try Catalina as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#b69596 is the best complementary color to Baroque Blue. Cool red shades generally complement the warm cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #95b6b5 complementary color is Thatch, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of cool green, warm cyan, and cool cyan colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Summer Green are #95b6a4 and #95a6b6. Thus found on the left and right of #95b6b5 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Summer Green and Gull Gray colors as they work well with Baroque Blue.
The split-complementary Baroque Blue palette consists of #b6a495 and #b695a6 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#b69596). Try Thatch and Bouquet colors in combination with #95b6b5, 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 #95b6b5 offers a combination of warm yellow and cool magenta shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Baroque Blue. Thus Heathered Gray and London Hue giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Baroque Blue contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Thatch, Amethyst Smoke, and Schist split by 90° on the color wheel. #95b6b5 square combo is a palette of warm cyan, warm blue, cool red and cool yellow shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Baroque Blue tetradic combo consists of cool red complementary color (#b69596) and two others. The London Hue is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Norway – 120° from the complementary Thatch. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #b495b6 and #96b695.
In a RGB color space, hex #95b6b5 is made of 29% red, 36% green and 35% blue. In a HSL mode Baroque Blue has a hue angle of 178.18°, a saturation of 18.44% and a lightness of 64.9%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #95b6b5 is made of 12.94% cyan, 0% magenta, 0.39% yellow and 28.63% black ink.
| HEX | #95b6b5 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(149,182,181) |
| RGB Percentage | 29%, 36%, 35% |
| CMYK | 12.94, 0, 0.39, 28.63 |
| HSL | hsl(178.18,18.44%,64.9%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(178.18,18.13%,71.37%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(71.6781,-11.3242,-3.2097) |
| XYZ | xyz(37.4629,43.1817,50.0765) |