What color is #95B8B5?

#95B8B5 is a light, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Cool. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #95B8B5?

The RGB value is 149, 184, 181: 149 red, 184 green and 181 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #95B8B5?

The complementary color is #B89598, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #95B8B5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.8:1 and white text 2.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#95B8B5 color

#95B8B5 rgb(149, 184, 181)

Shades of gray

The hex color #95B8B5 is a light, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58.4% red, 72.2% green and 71% blue (149, 184, 181).

Its hue angle is 175°, with 20% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 28% black.

The closest named color is Cool (#96B3B3), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.8:1).

#95B8B5 color codes

HEX	`#95B8B5`
RGB	`rgb(149, 184, 181)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58.4%, 72.2%, 71%)`
HSL	`hsl(175, 20%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(175, 19%, 72%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 0%, 2%, 28%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.23, -12.38, -2.39)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.23, 12.61, 190.91)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(37.873, 44.005, 50.206)`
Decimal	`9812149`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #95B8B5, 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 #95B8B5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.8:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.14:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#95B8B5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.14:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.8:1	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 #95B8B5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #95b8b5; }
.text { color: #95b8b5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #95b8b5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(149 184 181 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #95b8b5, #95a9b8); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #95B8B5?: #95B8B5 is a light, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Cool. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #95B8B5?: The RGB value is 149, 184, 181: 149 red, 184 green and 181 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #95B8B5?: The complementary color is #B89598, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #95B8B5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.8:1 and white text 2.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.