What color is #95AFB9?

#95AFB9 is a light, grayish azure, closest to the named color Shallow Sea. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #95AFB9?

The RGB value is 149, 175, 185: 149 red, 175 green and 185 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #95AFB9?

The complementary color is #B99F95, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #95AFB9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.11:1 and white text 2.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#95AFB9 color

#95AFB9 rgb(149, 175, 185)

Shades of gray

The hex color #95AFB9 is a light, grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58.4% red, 68.6% green and 72.5% blue (149, 175, 185).

Its hue angle is 197°, with 20% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Shallow Sea (#9AB8C2), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.11:1).

#95AFB9 color codes

HEX	`#95AFB9`
RGB	`rgb(149, 175, 185)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58.4%, 68.6%, 72.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(197, 20%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(197, 19%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 5%, 0%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.86, -6.73, -8.09)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.86, 10.52, 230.26)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.479, 40.551, 51.795)`
Decimal	`9809849`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #95AFB9, 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 #95AFB9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.11:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.31:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#95AFB9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.31:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.11:1	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 #95AFB9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #95afb9; }
.text { color: #95afb9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #95afb9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(149 175 185 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #95afb9, #959db9); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pewter.

Questions

What color is #95AFB9?: #95AFB9 is a light, grayish azure, closest to the named color Shallow Sea. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #95AFB9?: The RGB value is 149, 175, 185: 149 red, 175 green and 185 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #95AFB9?: The complementary color is #B99F95, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #95AFB9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.11:1 and white text 2.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.