What color is #95A196?

#95A196 is a gray, closest to the named color Moorland. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #95A196?

The RGB value is 149, 161, 150: 149 red, 161 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #95A196?

The complementary color is #A195A0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #95A196?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.82:1 and white text 2.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#95A196 color

#95A196 rgb(149, 161, 150)

Shades of gray

The hex color #95A196 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58.4% red, 63.1% green and 58.8% blue (149, 161, 150).

Its hue angle is 125°, with 6% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 37% black.

The closest named color is Moorland (#A6AB9B), a difference of 4.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.82:1).

#95A196 color codes

HEX	`#95A196`
RGB	`rgb(149, 161, 150)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58.4%, 63.1%, 58.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(125, 6%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(125, 7%, 63%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 0%, 7%, 37%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.03, -6.41, 4.27)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.03, 7.7, 146.34)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.643, 34.081, 33.812)`
Decimal	`9806230`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #95A196, 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 #95A196	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.82:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.69:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#95A196 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.69:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.82:1	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 #95A196 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #95a196; }
.text { color: #95a196; }
.border { border: 2px solid #95a196; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(149 161 150 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #95a196, #95a19c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #95A196?: #95A196 is a gray, closest to the named color Moorland. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #95A196?: The RGB value is 149, 161, 150: 149 red, 161 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #95A196?: The complementary color is #A195A0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #95A196?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.82:1 and white text 2.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.