What color is #95A99A?

#95A99A is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Copper Patina. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #95A99A?

The RGB value is 149, 169, 154: 149 red, 169 green and 154 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #95A99A?

The complementary color is #A995A4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #95A99A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.42:1 and white text 2.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#95A99A color

#95A99A rgb(149, 169, 154)

Shades of gray

The hex color #95A99A is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58.4% red, 66.3% green and 60.4% blue (149, 169, 154).

Its hue angle is 135°, with 10% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 34% black.

The closest named color is Copper Patina (#9DB4A0), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.42:1).

#95A99A color codes

HEX	`#95A99A`
RGB	`rgb(149, 169, 154)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58.4%, 66.3%, 60.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(135, 10%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(135, 12%, 66%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 0%, 9%, 34%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.35, -9.94, 5.39)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.35, 11.31, 151.54)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.414, 37.098, 36.019)`
Decimal	`9808282`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #95A99A, 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 #95A99A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.42:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.49:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#95A99A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.49:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.42:1	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 #95A99A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #95a99a; }
.text { color: #95a99a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #95a99a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(149 169 154 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #95a99a, #95a9a4); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #95A99A?: #95A99A is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Copper Patina. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #95A99A?: The RGB value is 149, 169, 154: 149 red, 169 green and 154 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #95A99A?: The complementary color is #A995A4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #95A99A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.42:1 and white text 2.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.