What color is #95BFBE?

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

What is the RGB value of #95BFBE?

The RGB value is 149, 191, 190: 149 red, 191 green and 190 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #95BFBE?

The complementary color is #BF9596, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #95BFBE?

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.

#95BFBE color

#95BFBE rgb(149, 191, 190)

Shades of teal

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 58.4% red, 74.9% green and 74.5% blue (149, 191, 190).

Its hue angle is 179°, with 25% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 22% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Pastel Turquoise (#99C5C4), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#95BFBE color codes

HEX	`#95BFBE`
RGB	`rgb(149, 191, 190)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58.4%, 74.9%, 74.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(179, 25%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(179, 22%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(22%, 0%, 1%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.42, -14.08, -4.07)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.42, 14.66, 196.14)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(40.317, 47.367, 55.724)`
Decimal	`9813950`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

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

#95BFBE 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 #95BFBE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #95bfbe; }
.text { color: #95bfbe; }
.border { border: 2px solid #95bfbe; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(149 191 190 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #95bfbe, #95abbf); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Powder Blue.

Questions

What color is #95BFBE?: #95BFBE is a light, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Pastel Turquoise. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #95BFBE?: The RGB value is 149, 191, 190: 149 red, 191 green and 190 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #95BFBE?: The complementary color is #BF9596, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #95BFBE?: 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.