What color is #95B2C0?

#95B2C0 is a light, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Shallow Sea. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #95B2C0?

The RGB value is 149, 178, 192: 149 red, 178 green and 192 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #95B2C0?

The complementary color is #C0A395, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #95B2C0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.41:1 and white text 2.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#95B2C0 color

#95B2C0 rgb(149, 178, 192)

Shades of gray

The hex color #95B2C0 is a light, desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58.4% red, 69.8% green and 75.3% blue (149, 178, 192).

Its hue angle is 200°, with 25% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 22% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Shallow Sea (#9AB8C2), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.41:1).

#95B2C0 color codes

HEX	`#95B2C0`
RGB	`rgb(149, 178, 192)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58.4%, 69.8%, 75.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(200, 25%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(200, 22%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(22%, 7%, 0%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.89, -6.77, -10.4)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.89, 12.41, 236.96)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(37.827, 42.035, 55.979)`
Decimal	`9810624`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #95B2C0, 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 #95B2C0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.41:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.23:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#95B2C0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.23:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.41:1	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 #95B2C0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #95b2c0; }
.text { color: #95b2c0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #95b2c0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(149 178 192 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #95b2c0, #959dc0); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Blue.

Questions

What color is #95B2C0?: #95B2C0 is a light, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Shallow Sea. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #95B2C0?: The RGB value is 149, 178, 192: 149 red, 178 green and 192 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #95B2C0?: The complementary color is #C0A395, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #95B2C0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.41:1 and white text 2.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.