What color is #95ACAA?

#95ACAA 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 #95ACAA?

The RGB value is 149, 172, 170: 149 red, 172 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #95ACAA?

The complementary color is #AC9597, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #95ACAA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.76:1 and white text 2.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#95ACAA color

#95ACAA rgb(149, 172, 170)

Shades of gray

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 58.4% red, 67.5% green and 66.7% blue (149, 172, 170).

Its hue angle is 175°, 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 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.76:1).

#95ACAA color codes

HEX	`#95ACAA`
RGB	`rgb(149, 172, 170)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58.4%, 67.5%, 66.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(175, 12%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(175, 13%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 0%, 1%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.6, -8.34, -1.66)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.6, 8.51, 191.23)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.401, 38.796, 43.698)`
Decimal	`9809066`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #95ACAA, 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 #95ACAA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.76:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.4:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#95ACAA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.4:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.76:1	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 #95ACAA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #95acaa; }
.text { color: #95acaa; }
.border { border: 2px solid #95acaa; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(149 172 170 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #95acaa, #95a3ac); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #95ACAA?: #95ACAA 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 #95ACAA?: The RGB value is 149, 172, 170: 149 red, 172 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #95ACAA?: The complementary color is #AC9597, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #95ACAA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.76:1 and white text 2.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.