What color is #95B3CF?

#95B3CF is a light, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Blues White Shoes. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #95B3CF?

The RGB value is 149, 179, 207: 149 red, 179 green and 207 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #95B3CF?

The complementary color is #CFB195, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #95B3CF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.63:1 and white text 2.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#95B3CF color

#95B3CF rgb(149, 179, 207)

Shades of blue

The hex color #95B3CF is a light, desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58.4% red, 70.2% green and 81.2% blue (149, 179, 207).

Its hue angle is 209°, with 38% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 28% cyan, 14% magenta, 0% yellow and 19% black.

The closest named color is Blues White Shoes (#99BADD), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.63:1).

#95B3CF color codes

HEX	`#95B3CF`
RGB	`rgb(149, 179, 207)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58.4%, 70.2%, 81.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(209, 38%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(209, 28%, 81%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(28%, 14%, 0%, 19%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.65, -3.79, -17.5)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.65, 17.91, 257.77)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(39.774, 43.133, 65.249)`
Decimal	`9810895`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #95B3CF, 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 #95B3CF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.63:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.18:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#95B3CF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.18:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.63:1	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 #95B3CF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #95b3cf; }
.text { color: #95b3cf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #95b3cf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(149 179 207 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #95b3cf, #9596cf); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Blue.

Questions

What color is #95B3CF?: #95B3CF is a light, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Blues White Shoes. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #95B3CF?: The RGB value is 149, 179, 207: 149 red, 179 green and 207 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #95B3CF?: The complementary color is #CFB195, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #95B3CF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.63:1 and white text 2.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.