What color is #95BCBC?

#95BCBC is a light, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Summit. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #95BCBC?

The RGB value is 149, 188, 188: 149 red, 188 green and 188 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #95BCBC?

The complementary color is #BC9595, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #95BCBC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.2:1 and white text 2.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#95BCBC color

#95BCBC rgb(149, 188, 188)

Shades of teal

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 58.4% red, 73.7% green and 73.7% blue (149, 188, 188).

Its hue angle is 180°, with 23% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Summit (#8BB6B8), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.2:1).

#95BCBC color codes

HEX	`#95BCBC`
RGB	`rgb(149, 188, 188)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58.4%, 73.7%, 73.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(180, 23%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(180, 21%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 0%, 0%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(73.54, -12.96, -4.29)`
CIE LCH	`lch(73.54, 13.65, 198.33)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(39.452, 45.985, 54.365)`
Decimal	`9813180`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #95BCBC, 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 #95BCBC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.2:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.06:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#95BCBC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.06:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.2:1	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 #95BCBC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #95bcbc; }
.text { color: #95bcbc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #95bcbc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(149 188 188 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #95bcbc, #95a9bc); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #95BCBC?: #95BCBC is a light, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Summit. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #95BCBC?: The RGB value is 149, 188, 188: 149 red, 188 green and 188 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #95BCBC?: The complementary color is #BC9595, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #95BCBC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.2:1 and white text 2.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.