What color is #95AAA6?

#95AAA6 is a light, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Stormy Bay. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #95AAA6?

The RGB value is 149, 170, 166: 149 red, 170 green and 166 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #95AAA6?

The complementary color is #AA9599, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #95AAA6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.58:1 and white text 2.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#95AAA6 color

#95AAA6 rgb(149, 170, 166)

Shades of gray

The hex color #95AAA6 is a light, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58.4% red, 66.7% green and 65.1% blue (149, 170, 166).

Its hue angle is 169°, with 11% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Stormy Bay (#9AAFAF), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.58:1).

#95AAA6 color codes

HEX	`#95AAA6`
RGB	`rgb(149, 170, 166)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58.4%, 66.7%, 65.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(169, 11%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(169, 12%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 0%, 2%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.94, -8.1, -0.41)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.94, 8.11, 182.91)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.65, 37.892, 41.61)`
Decimal	`9808550`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #95AAA6, 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 #95AAA6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.58:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.45:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#95AAA6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.45:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.58:1	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 #95AAA6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #95aaa6; }
.text { color: #95aaa6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #95aaa6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(149 170 166 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #95aaa6, #95a3aa); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #95AAA6?: #95AAA6 is a light, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Stormy Bay. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #95AAA6?: The RGB value is 149, 170, 166: 149 red, 170 green and 166 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #95AAA6?: The complementary color is #AA9599, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #95AAA6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.58:1 and white text 2.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.