What color is #95B3C9?

#95B3C9 is a light, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Gentle Sky. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #95B3C9?

The RGB value is 149, 179, 201: 149 red, 179 green and 201 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #95B3C9?

The complementary color is #C9AB95, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #95B3C9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.57:1 and white text 2.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#95B3C9 color

#95B3C9 rgb(149, 179, 201)

Shades of blue

The hex color #95B3C9 is a light, desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58.4% red, 70.2% green and 78.8% blue (149, 179, 201).

Its hue angle is 205°, with 32% saturation and 69% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 26% cyan, 11% magenta, 0% yellow and 21% black.

The closest named color is Gentle Sky (#99BDD2), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.57:1).

#95B3C9 color codes

HEX	`#95B3C9`
RGB	`rgb(149, 179, 201)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58.4%, 70.2%, 78.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(205, 32%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(205, 26%, 79%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(26%, 11%, 0%, 21%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.45, -5.22, -14.51)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.45, 15.42, 250.21)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(39.054, 42.845, 61.459)`
Decimal	`9810889`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #95B3C9, 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 #95B3C9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.57:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.19:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#95B3C9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.19:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.57:1	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 #95B3C9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #95b3c9; }
.text { color: #95b3c9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #95b3c9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(149 179 201 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #95b3c9, #9599c9); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Blue.

Questions

What color is #95B3C9?: #95B3C9 is a light, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Gentle Sky. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #95B3C9?: The RGB value is 149, 179, 201: 149 red, 179 green and 201 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #95B3C9?: The complementary color is #C9AB95, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #95B3C9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.57:1 and white text 2.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.