What color is #95A2C2?

#95A2C2 is a light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Old World. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #95A2C2?

The RGB value is 149, 162, 194: 149 red, 162 green and 194 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #95A2C2?

The complementary color is #C2B595, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #95A2C2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.23:1 and white text 2.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#95A2C2 color

#95A2C2 rgb(149, 162, 194)

Shades of blue

The hex color #95A2C2 is a light, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58.4% red, 63.5% green and 76.1% blue (149, 162, 194).

Its hue angle is 223°, with 27% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 23% cyan, 16% magenta, 0% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is Old World (#91A8CF), a difference of 3.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.23:1).

#95A2C2 color codes

HEX	`#95A2C2`
RGB	`rgb(149, 162, 194)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58.4%, 63.5%, 76.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(223, 27%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(223, 23%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(23%, 16%, 0%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.61, 2.45, -17.95)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.61, 18.12, 277.78)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(35.05, 36.124, 56.155)`
Decimal	`9806530`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #95A2C2, 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 #95A2C2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.23:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.55:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#95A2C2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.55:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.23:1	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 #95A2C2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #95a2c2; }
.text { color: #95a2c2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #95a2c2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(149 162 194 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #95a2c2, #9f95c2); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #95A2C2?: #95A2C2 is a light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Old World. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #95A2C2?: The RGB value is 149, 162, 194: 149 red, 162 green and 194 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #95A2C2?: The complementary color is #C2B595, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #95A2C2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.23:1 and white text 2.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.