What color is #95A09E?

#95A09E is a gray, closest to the named color Silent Film. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #95A09E?

The RGB value is 149, 160, 158: 149 red, 160 green and 158 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #95A09E?

The complementary color is #A09597, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #95A09E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.8:1 and white text 2.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#95A09E color

#95A09E rgb(149, 160, 158)

Shades of gray

The hex color #95A09E is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58.4% red, 62.7% green and 62% blue (149, 160, 158).

Its hue angle is 169°, with 5% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 37% black.

The closest named color is Silent Film (#9FA5A5), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.8:1).

#95A09E color codes

HEX	`#95A09E`
RGB	`rgb(149, 160, 158)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58.4%, 62.7%, 62%)`
HSL	`hsl(169, 5%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(169, 7%, 63%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 0%, 1%, 37%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.96, -4.3, -0.31)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.96, 4.31, 184.07)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.136, 33.999, 37.263)`
Decimal	`9805982`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #95A09E, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #95A09E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.8:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.69:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#95A09E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.69:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.8:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #95A09E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #95a09e; }
.text { color: #95a09e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #95a09e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(149 160 158 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #95a09e, #959da0); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pewter.

Questions

What color is #95A09E?: #95A09E is a gray, closest to the named color Silent Film. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #95A09E?: The RGB value is 149, 160, 158: 149 red, 160 green and 158 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #95A09E?: The complementary color is #A09597, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #95A09E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.8:1 and white text 2.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.