What color is #95BAC6?

#95BAC6 is a light, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Shallow Sea. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #95BAC6?

The RGB value is 149, 186, 198: 149 red, 186 green and 198 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #95BAC6?

The complementary color is #C6A195, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #95BAC6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.12:1 and white text 2.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#95BAC6 color

#95BAC6 rgb(149, 186, 198)

Shades of teal

The hex color #95BAC6 is a light, desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58.4% red, 72.9% green and 77.6% blue (149, 186, 198).

Its hue angle is 195°, with 30% saturation and 68% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 25% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is Shallow Sea (#9AB8C2), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.12:1).

#95BAC6 color codes

HEX	`#95BAC6`
RGB	`rgb(149, 186, 198)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58.4%, 72.9%, 77.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(195, 30%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(195, 25%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(25%, 6%, 0%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(73.27, -9.66, -10.14)`
CIE LCH	`lch(73.27, 14, 226.38)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(40.143, 45.583, 60.098)`
Decimal	`9812678`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #95BAC6, 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 #95BAC6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.12:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.08:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#95BAC6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.08:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.12:1	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 #95BAC6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #95bac6; }
.text { color: #95bac6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #95bac6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(149 186 198 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #95bac6, #95a1c6); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Blue.

Questions

What color is #95BAC6?: #95BAC6 is a light, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Shallow Sea. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #95BAC6?: The RGB value is 149, 186, 198: 149 red, 186 green and 198 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #95BAC6?: The complementary color is #C6A195, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #95BAC6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.12:1 and white text 2.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.