What color is #95B6AE?

#95B6AE is a light, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Treetop. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #95B6AE?

The RGB value is 149, 182, 174: 149 red, 182 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #95B6AE?

The complementary color is #B6959D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #95B6AE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.58:1 and white text 2.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#95B6AE color

#95B6AE rgb(149, 182, 174)

Shades of gray

The hex color #95B6AE is a light, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58.4% red, 71.4% green and 68.2% blue (149, 182, 174).

Its hue angle is 165°, with 18% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Treetop (#91B6AC), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.58:1).

#95B6AE color codes

HEX	`#95B6AE`
RGB	`rgb(149, 182, 174)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58.4%, 71.4%, 68.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(165, 18%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(165, 18%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 0%, 4%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.49, -12.81, 0.36)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.49, 12.81, 178.4)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.76, 42.9, 46.38)`
Decimal	`9811630`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #95B6AE, 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 #95B6AE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.58:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.19:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#95B6AE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.19:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.58:1	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 #95B6AE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #95b6ae; }
.text { color: #95b6ae; }
.border { border: 2px solid #95b6ae; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(149 182 174 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #95b6ae, #95adb6); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #95B6AE?: #95B6AE is a light, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Treetop. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #95B6AE?: The RGB value is 149, 182, 174: 149 red, 182 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #95B6AE?: The complementary color is #B6959D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #95B6AE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.58:1 and white text 2.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.