Water Squirt is pale, cool-toned shade of warm cyan. It is better contrasting with black. This color combines beautifully with cool red, cool yellow or cool magenta
| Inverse Color | #271415 |
| Complementary Color | #ebd8d9 |
| Color Shade: | warm cyan (176.84° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 88.43% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar warm cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Water Squirt Color. The Fine Blue color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a green cyan bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Catch The Wave (#b5dcd8) for more energetic effect. Try Minerva as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#ebd8d9 is the best complementary color to Water Squirt. 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 #d8ebea complementary color is Bizarre, 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 Swans Down are #d8ebe0 and #d8e2eb. Thus found on the left and right of #d8ebea on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Harp and Botticelli colors as they work well with Water Squirt.
The split-complementary Water Squirt palette consists of #ebe0d8 and #ebd8e2 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#ebd8d9). Try Pearl Bush and Prim colors in combination with #d8ebea, 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 #d8ebea 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 Water Squirt. Thus White Rock and Snuff giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Water Squirt contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Bizarre, Snuff, and Kidnapper split by 90° on the color wheel. #d8ebea 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. Water Squirt tetradic combo consists of cool red complementary color (#ebd8d9) and two others. The Snuff is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Willow Brook – 120° from the complementary Bizarre. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #ead8eb and #d9ebd8.
In a RGB color space, hex #d8ebea is made of 32% red, 34% green and 34% blue. In a HSL mode Water Squirt has a hue angle of 176.84°, a saturation of 32.2% and a lightness of 88.43%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #d8ebea is made of 7.45% cyan, 0% magenta, 0.4% yellow and 7.84% black ink.
| HEX | #d8ebea |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(216,235,234) |
| RGB Percentage | 32%, 34%, 34% |
| CMYK | 7.45, 0, 0.4, 7.84 |
| HSL | hsl(176.84,32.2%,88.43%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(176.84,8.09%,92.16%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(91.6652,-6.4343,-1.6731) |
| XYZ | xyz(72.8785,79.9561,89.4339) |