What color is #95A896?

#95A896 is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Envy. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #95A896?

The RGB value is 149, 168, 150: 149 red, 168 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #95A896?

The complementary color is #A895A7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #95A896?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.32:1 and white text 2.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#95A896 color

#95A896 rgb(149, 168, 150)

Shades of gray

The hex color #95A896 is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58.4% red, 65.9% green and 58.8% blue (149, 168, 150).

Its hue angle is 123°, with 10% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 34% black.

The closest named color is Envy (#8BA58F), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.32:1).

#95A896 color codes

HEX	`#95A896`
RGB	`rgb(149, 168, 150)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58.4%, 65.9%, 58.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(123, 10%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(123, 11%, 66%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 0%, 11%, 34%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.97, -10.17, 7.06)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.97, 12.38, 145.21)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.901, 36.596, 34.231)`
Decimal	`9808022`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #95A896, 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 #95A896	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.32:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.52:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#95A896 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.52:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.32:1	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 #95A896 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #95a896; }
.text { color: #95a896; }
.border { border: 2px solid #95a896; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(149 168 150 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #95a896, #95a8a0); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #95A896?: #95A896 is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Envy. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #95A896?: The RGB value is 149, 168, 150: 149 red, 168 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #95A896?: The complementary color is #A895A7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #95A896?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.32:1 and white text 2.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.