Salt Water 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 | #6a4427 |
| Complementary Color | #d7b295 |
| Color Shade: | cool cyan (205.97° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 71.57% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Salt Water Color. The Blue Lechery color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Glacier Point (#b3d8e5) for more energetic effect. Try Bridgewater Bay as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#d7b295 is the best complementary color to Salt Water. 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 #95bbd8 complementary color is Cameo, 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 Half Baked are #95d7d3 and #9599d7. Thus found on the left and right of #95bbd8 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Aqua Island and Cold Purple colors as they work well with Salt Water.
The split-complementary Salt Water palette consists of #d7d395 and #d79599 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#d7b295). Try Winter Hazel and Can Can colors in combination with #95bbd8, 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 #95bbd8 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 Salt Water. Thus Deco and Can Can giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Salt Water contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Cameo, Light Wisteria, and Feijoa split by 90° on the color wheel. #95bbd8 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. Salt Water tetradic combo consists of warm red complementary color (#d7b295) and two others. The Can Can is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Vista Blue – 120° from the complementary Cameo. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #d795ba and #95d7b2.
In a RGB color space, hex #95bbd8 is made of 27% red, 34% green and 39% blue. In a HSL mode Salt Water has a hue angle of 205.97°, a saturation of 46.21% and a lightness of 71.57%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #95bbd8 is made of 26.28% cyan, 11.38% magenta, 0% yellow and 15.29% black ink.
| HEX | #95bbd8 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(149,187,216) |
| RGB Percentage | 27%, 34%, 39% |
| CMYK | 26.28, 11.38, 0, 15.29 |
| HSL | hsl(205.97,46.21%,71.57%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(205.97,31.02%,84.71%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(74.1181,-5.9188,-18.6831) |
| XYZ | xyz(42.5594,46.8881,71.7729) |