What color is #95A19A?

#95A19A is a gray, closest to the named color Crown of Ash. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #95A19A?

The RGB value is 149, 161, 154: 149 red, 161 green and 154 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #95A19A?

The complementary color is #A1959C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #95A19A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.84:1 and white text 2.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#95A19A color

#95A19A rgb(149, 161, 154)

Shades of gray

The hex color #95A19A is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58.4% red, 63.1% green and 60.4% blue (149, 161, 154).

Its hue angle is 145°, with 6% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 37% black.

The closest named color is Crown of Ash (#A1A9A9), a difference of 5.1 ΔE.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.84:1).

#95A19A color codes

HEX	`#95A19A`
RGB	`rgb(149, 161, 154)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58.4%, 63.1%, 60.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(145, 6%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(145, 7%, 63%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 0%, 4%, 37%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.13, -5.63, 2.18)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.13, 6.04, 158.86)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.971, 34.212, 35.538)`
Decimal	`9806234`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #95A19A, 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 #95A19A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.84:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.68:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#95A19A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.68:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.84:1	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 #95A19A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #95a19a; }
.text { color: #95a19a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #95a19a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(149 161 154 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #95a19a, #95a1a0); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pewter.

Questions

What color is #95A19A?: #95A19A is a gray, closest to the named color Crown of Ash. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #95A19A?: The RGB value is 149, 161, 154: 149 red, 161 green and 154 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #95A19A?: The complementary color is #A1959C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #95A19A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.84:1 and white text 2.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.