What color is #95B3A0?

#95B3A0 is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Copper Patina. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #95B3A0?

The RGB value is 149, 179, 160: 149 red, 179 green and 160 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #95B3A0?

The complementary color is #B395A8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #95B3A0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.23:1 and white text 2.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#95B3A0 color

#95B3A0 rgb(149, 179, 160)

Shades of green

The hex color #95B3A0 is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58.4% red, 70.2% green and 62.7% blue (149, 179, 160).

Its hue angle is 142°, with 16% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 30% black.

The closest named color is Copper Patina (#9DB4A0), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.23:1).

#95B3A0 color codes

HEX	`#95B3A0`
RGB	`rgb(149, 179, 160)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58.4%, 70.2%, 62.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(142, 16%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(142, 17%, 70%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 0%, 11%, 30%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.29, -14.05, 6.31)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.29, 15.41, 155.83)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.858, 41.167, 39.36)`
Decimal	`9810848`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #95B3A0, 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 #95B3A0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.23:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.27:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#95B3A0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.27:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.23:1	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 #95B3A0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #95b3a0; }
.text { color: #95b3a0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #95b3a0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(149 179 160 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #95b3a0, #95b3af); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #95B3A0?: #95B3A0 is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Copper Patina. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #95B3A0?: The RGB value is 149, 179, 160: 149 red, 179 green and 160 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #95B3A0?: The complementary color is #B395A8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #95B3A0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.23:1 and white text 2.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.