What color is #95ABAF?

#95ABAF 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 #95ABAF?

The RGB value is 149, 171, 175: 149 red, 171 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #95ABAF?

The complementary color is #AF9995, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #95ABAF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.72:1 and white text 2.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#95ABAF color

#95ABAF rgb(149, 171, 175)

Shades of gray

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 58.4% red, 67.1% green and 68.6% blue (149, 171, 175).

Its hue angle is 189°, with 14% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Stormy Bay (#9AAFAF), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.72:1).

#95ABAF color codes

HEX	`#95ABAF`
RGB	`rgb(149, 171, 175)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58.4%, 67.1%, 68.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(189, 14%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(189, 15%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 2%, 0%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.47, -6.75, -4.63)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.47, 8.18, 214.41)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.693, 38.61, 46.174)`
Decimal	`9808815`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #95ABAF, 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 #95ABAF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.72:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.41:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#95ABAF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.41:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.72:1	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 #95ABAF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #95abaf; }
.text { color: #95abaf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #95abaf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(149 171 175 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #95abaf, #959eaf); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pewter.

Questions

What color is #95ABAF?: #95ABAF 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 #95ABAF?: The RGB value is 149, 171, 175: 149 red, 171 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #95ABAF?: The complementary color is #AF9995, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #95ABAF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.72:1 and white text 2.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.