What color is #95AFAF?

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

What is the RGB value of #95AFAF?

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

What is the complementary color of #95AFAF?

The complementary color is #AF9595, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #95AFAF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.03:1 and white text 2.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#95AFAF color

#95AFAF rgb(149, 175, 175)

Shades of gray

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

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

Its hue angle is 180°, with 14% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Cool (#96B3B3), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.03:1).

#95AFAF color codes

HEX	`#95AFAF`
RGB	`rgb(149, 175, 175)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58.4%, 68.6%, 68.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(180, 14%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(180, 15%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 0%, 0%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.57, -8.9, -3)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.57, 9.39, 198.62)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(35.46, 40.144, 46.429)`
Decimal	`9809839`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #95AFAF, 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 #95AFAF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.03:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.33:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#95AFAF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.33:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.03:1	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 #95AFAF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #95afaf; }
.text { color: #95afaf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #95afaf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(149 175 175 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #95afaf, #95a2af); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #95AFAF?: #95AFAF is a light, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Cool. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #95AFAF?: The RGB value is 149, 175, 175: 149 red, 175 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #95AFAF?: The complementary color is #AF9595, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #95AFAF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.03:1 and white text 2.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.