What color is #95ABAA?

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

What is the RGB value of #95ABAA?

The RGB value is 149, 171, 170: 149 red, 171 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #95ABAA?

The complementary color is #AB9596, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #95ABAA?

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.

#95ABAA color

#95ABAA rgb(149, 171, 170)

Shades of gray

The hex color #95ABAA is a light, grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58.4% red, 67.1% green and 66.7% blue (149, 171, 170).

Its hue angle is 177°, with 12% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Stormy Bay (#9AAFAF), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#95ABAA color codes

HEX	`#95ABAA`
RGB	`rgb(149, 171, 170)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58.4%, 67.1%, 66.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(177, 12%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(177, 13%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 0%, 1%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.33, -7.81, -2.06)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.33, 8.08, 194.8)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.211, 38.417, 43.635)`
Decimal	`9808810`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

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

#95ABAA 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 #95ABAA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #95abaa; }
.text { color: #95abaa; }
.border { border: 2px solid #95abaa; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(149 171 170 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #95abaa, #95a1ab); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #95ABAA?: #95ABAA is a light, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Stormy Bay. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #95ABAA?: The RGB value is 149, 171, 170: 149 red, 171 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #95ABAA?: The complementary color is #AB9596, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #95ABAA?: 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.