What color is #95AFB5?

#95AFB5 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 #95AFB5?

The RGB value is 149, 175, 181: 149 red, 175 green and 181 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #95AFB5?

The complementary color is #B59B95, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #95AFB5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.08:1 and white text 2.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#95AFB5 color

#95AFB5 rgb(149, 175, 181)

Shades of gray

The hex color #95AFB5 is a light, grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58.4% red, 68.6% green and 71% blue (149, 175, 181).

Its hue angle is 191°, with 18% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Ether (#98B2B4), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.08:1).

#95AFB5 color codes

HEX	`#95AFB5`
RGB	`rgb(149, 175, 181)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58.4%, 68.6%, 71%)`
HSL	`hsl(191, 18%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(191, 18%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 3%, 0%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.74, -7.61, -6.06)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.74, 9.72, 218.53)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.063, 40.385, 49.602)`
Decimal	`9809845`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #95AFB5, 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 #95AFB5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.08:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.31:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#95AFB5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.31:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.08:1	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 #95AFB5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #95afb5; }
.text { color: #95afb5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #95afb5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(149 175 181 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #95afb5, #959fb5); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pewter.

Questions

What color is #95AFB5?: #95AFB5 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 #95AFB5?: The RGB value is 149, 175, 181: 149 red, 175 green and 181 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #95AFB5?: The complementary color is #B59B95, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #95AFB5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.08:1 and white text 2.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.