What color is #95AC9B?

#95AC9B 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 #95AC9B?

The RGB value is 149, 172, 155: 149 red, 172 green and 155 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #95AC9B?

The complementary color is #AC95A6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #95AC9B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.65:1 and white text 2.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#95AC9B color

#95AC9B rgb(149, 172, 155)

Shades of gray

The hex color #95AC9B is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58.4% red, 67.5% green and 60.8% blue (149, 172, 155).

Its hue angle is 136°, with 12% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Copper Patina (#9DB4A0), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.65:1).

#95AC9B color codes

HEX	`#95AC9B`
RGB	`rgb(149, 172, 155)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58.4%, 67.5%, 60.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(136, 12%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(136, 13%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 0%, 10%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.21, -11.34, 6.07)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.21, 12.87, 151.83)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.062, 38.261, 36.647)`
Decimal	`9809051`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #95AC9B, 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 #95AC9B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.65:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.43:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#95AC9B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.43:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.65:1	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 #95AC9B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #95ac9b; }
.text { color: #95ac9b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #95ac9b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(149 172 155 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #95ac9b, #95aca6); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #95AC9B?: #95AC9B 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 #95AC9B?: The RGB value is 149, 172, 155: 149 red, 172 green and 155 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #95AC9B?: The complementary color is #AC95A6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #95AC9B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.65:1 and white text 2.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.