What color is #95B4B7?

#95B4B7 is a light, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Cool. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #95B4B7?

The RGB value is 149, 180, 183: 149 red, 180 green and 183 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #95B4B7?

The complementary color is #B79895, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #95B4B7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.49:1 and white text 2.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#95B4B7 color

#95B4B7 rgb(149, 180, 183)

Shades of gray

The hex color #95B4B7 is a light, grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58.4% red, 70.6% green and 71.8% blue (149, 180, 183).

Its hue angle is 185°, with 19% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 28% black.

The closest named color is Cool (#96B3B3), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.49:1).

#95B4B7 color codes

HEX	`#95B4B7`
RGB	`rgb(149, 180, 183)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58.4%, 70.6%, 71.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(185, 19%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(185, 19%, 72%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 2%, 0%, 28%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.18, -9.84, -5.03)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.18, 11.05, 207.09)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(37.261, 42.45, 51.021)`
Decimal	`9811127`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #95B4B7, 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 #95B4B7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.49:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.21:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#95B4B7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.21:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.49:1	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 #95B4B7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #95b4b7; }
.text { color: #95b4b7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #95b4b7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(149 180 183 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #95b4b7, #95a3b7); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #95B4B7?: #95B4B7 is a light, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Cool. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #95B4B7?: The RGB value is 149, 180, 183: 149 red, 180 green and 183 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #95B4B7?: The complementary color is #B79895, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #95B4B7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.49:1 and white text 2.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.