Squirt 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 | #6a433a |
| Complementary Color | #c59e94 |
| Color Shade: | mid cyan (191.25° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 67.84% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Squirt Color. The Saga Blue color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a warm cyan bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Grey Blue (#77a1b5) for more energetic effect. Try Dolphin Blue as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#c59e94 is the best complementary color to Squirt. 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 #95bcc5 complementary color is Oriental Pink, 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 Nepal are #94c5b6 and #94a3c5. Thus found on the left and right of #95bcc5 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Shadow Green and Nepal colors as they work well with Squirt.
The split-complementary Squirt palette consists of #c5b694 and #c594a4 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#c59e94). Try Indian Khaki and Oriental Pink colors in combination with #95bcc5, 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 #95bcc5 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 Squirt. Thus Pine Glade and Lilac giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Squirt contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Oriental Pink, East Side, and Norway split by 90° on the color wheel. #95bcc5 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. Squirt tetradic combo consists of mid red complementary color (#c59e94) and two others. The Lilac is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Summer Green – 120° from the complementary Oriental Pink. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #c594bc and #94c59e.
In a RGB color space, hex #95bcc5 is made of 28% red, 35% green and 37% blue. In a HSL mode Squirt has a hue angle of 191.25°, a saturation of 29.27% and a lightness of 67.84%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #95bcc5 is made of 18.82% cyan, 3.52% magenta, 0% yellow and 22.75% black ink.
| HEX | #95bcc5 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(149,188,197) |
| RGB Percentage | 28%, 35%, 37% |
| CMYK | 18.82, 3.52, 0, 22.75 |
| HSL | hsl(191.25,29.27%,67.84%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(191.25,24.37%,77.25%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(73.7961,-10.9402,-8.8234) |
| XYZ | xyz(40.4557,46.3872,59.6447) |