What color is #95BDD0?

#95BDD0 is a light, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Neptune’s Realm. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #95BDD0?

The RGB value is 149, 189, 208: 149 red, 189 green and 208 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #95BDD0?

The complementary color is #D0A895, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #95BDD0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.47:1 and white text 2.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#95BDD0 color

#95BDD0 rgb(149, 189, 208)

Shades of blue

The hex color #95BDD0 is a light, desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58.4% red, 74.1% green and 81.6% blue (149, 189, 208).

Its hue angle is 199°, with 39% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 28% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 18% black.

The closest named color is Neptune’s Realm (#97C0D1), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.47:1).

#95BDD0 color codes

HEX	`#95BDD0`
RGB	`rgb(149, 189, 208)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58.4%, 74.1%, 81.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(199, 39%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(199, 28%, 82%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(28%, 9%, 0%, 18%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.4, -8.92, -13.89)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.4, 16.51, 237.3)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(41.974, 47.337, 66.588)`
Decimal	`9813456`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #95BDD0, 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 #95BDD0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.47:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.01:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#95BDD0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.01:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.47:1	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 #95BDD0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #95bdd0; }
.text { color: #95bdd0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #95bdd0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(149 189 208 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #95bdd0, #959fd0); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sky Blue.

Questions

What color is #95BDD0?: #95BDD0 is a light, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Neptune’s Realm. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #95BDD0?: The RGB value is 149, 189, 208: 149 red, 189 green and 208 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #95BDD0?: The complementary color is #D0A895, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #95BDD0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.47:1 and white text 2.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.