What color is #95ACB3?

#95ACB3 is a light, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Ether. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #95ACB3?

The RGB value is 149, 172, 179: 149 red, 172 green and 179 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #95ACB3?

The complementary color is #B39C95, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #95ACB3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.83:1 and white text 2.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#95ACB3 color

#95ACB3 rgb(149, 172, 179)

Shades of gray

The hex color #95ACB3 is a light, grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58.4% red, 67.5% green and 70.2% blue (149, 172, 179).

Its hue angle is 194°, with 16% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 30% black.

The closest named color is Ether (#98B2B4), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.83:1).

#95ACB3 color codes

HEX	`#95ACB3`
RGB	`rgb(149, 172, 179)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58.4%, 67.5%, 70.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(194, 16%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(194, 17%, 70%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 4%, 0%, 30%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.86, -6.43, -6.26)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.86, 8.97, 224.24)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(35.282, 39.148, 48.337)`
Decimal	`9809075`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #95ACB3, 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 #95ACB3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.83:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.38:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#95ACB3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.38:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.83:1	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 #95ACB3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #95acb3; }
.text { color: #95acb3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #95acb3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(149 172 179 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #95acb3, #959db3); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pewter.

Questions

What color is #95ACB3?: #95ACB3 is a light, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Ether. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #95ACB3?: The RGB value is 149, 172, 179: 149 red, 172 green and 179 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #95ACB3?: The complementary color is #B39C95, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #95ACB3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.83:1 and white text 2.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.