Squirtle color: Squirtle blue

Squirtle is a water-type Pokémon with a light-blue body, a brown shell, and a curled tail. Its approximate study hex value is #74C0E8 (RGB 116, 192, 232; HSB 201°, 50%, 91%).

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PokémonBlue cartoonsbodyFirst appeared 1996
Squirtle — official character art (via Wikipedia).
Hex
#74C0E8
RGB
116, 192, 232
HSB
201°, 50%, 91%
CSS
color: #74C0E8;

Squirtle blue palette

Tints, shades, and the complementary color — useful for color study and for matching Squirtle's shade in the game.

Lighter
#CAE7F6
Light
#A5D6F0
Base
#74C0E8
Dark
#548AA7
Darker
#385C6F
Complement
#E89D74

Why this shade?

A soft sky-blue reads instantly as 'water type' and contrasts with the warm brown of its shell.

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How this value is sourced: Color values are study approximations sampled from official character art and corroborated against widely-cited community color references, then expressed as the nearest standard hex value.

Color values are approximate study values. Toon Tone is an unaffiliated fan project; Squirtle and Pokémon are the property of their respective owners.

About Squirtle's color

What color is Squirtle?

Squirtle is a water-type Pokémon with a light-blue body, a brown shell, and a curled tail. Its approximate study hex value is #74C0E8 (RGB 116, 192, 232; HSB 201°, 50%, 91%).

What is the hex code for Squirtle?

Squirtle is commonly studied as #74C0E8 — a squirtle blue shade with RGB (116, 192, 232) and HSB (201°, 50%, 91%).

Why is Squirtle blue?

A soft sky-blue reads instantly as 'water type' and contrasts with the warm brown of its shell.

When did Squirtle first appear?

Squirtle first appeared in 1996, in Pokémon.