What color is #95A8C4?

#95A8C4 is a light, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Old World. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #95A8C4?

The RGB value is 149, 168, 196: 149 red, 168 green and 196 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #95A8C4?

The complementary color is #C4B195, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #95A8C4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.68:1 and white text 2.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#95A8C4 color

#95A8C4 rgb(149, 168, 196)

Shades of blue

The hex color #95A8C4 is a light, desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58.4% red, 65.9% green and 76.9% blue (149, 168, 196).

Its hue angle is 216°, with 28% saturation and 68% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 24% cyan, 14% magenta, 0% yellow and 23% black.

The closest named color is Old World (#91A8CF), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.68:1).

#95A8C4 color codes

HEX	`#95A8C4`
RGB	`rgb(149, 168, 196)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58.4%, 65.9%, 76.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(216, 28%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(216, 24%, 77%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(24%, 14%, 0%, 23%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.3, -0.4, -16.51)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.3, 16.51, 268.61)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.358, 38.379, 57.706)`
Decimal	`9808068`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #95A8C4, 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 #95A8C4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.68:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.42:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#95A8C4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.42:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.68:1	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 #95A8C4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #95a8c4; }
.text { color: #95a8c4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #95a8c4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(149 168 196 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #95a8c4, #9a95c4); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Steel Blue.

Questions

What color is #95A8C4?: #95A8C4 is a light, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Old World. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #95A8C4?: The RGB value is 149, 168, 196: 149 red, 168 green and 196 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #95A8C4?: The complementary color is #C4B195, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #95A8C4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.68:1 and white text 2.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.