What color is #95C1C6?

#95C1C6 is a light, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Continental Waters. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #95C1C6?

The RGB value is 149, 193, 198: 149 red, 193 green and 198 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #95C1C6?

The complementary color is #C69A95, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #95C1C6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.72:1 and white text 1.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#95C1C6 color

#95C1C6 rgb(149, 193, 198)

Shades of teal

The hex color #95C1C6 is a light, desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58.4% red, 75.7% green and 77.6% blue (149, 193, 198).

Its hue angle is 186°, with 30% saturation and 68% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 25% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is Continental Waters (#98C6CB), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.72:1).

#95C1C6 color codes

HEX	`#95C1C6`
RGB	`rgb(149, 193, 198)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58.4%, 75.7%, 77.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(186, 30%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(186, 25%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(25%, 3%, 0%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.2, -13.33, -7.27)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.2, 15.19, 208.58)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(41.654, 48.605, 60.602)`
Decimal	`9814470`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #95C1C6, 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 #95C1C6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.72:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.96:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#95C1C6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.96:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.72:1	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 #95C1C6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #95c1c6; }
.text { color: #95c1c6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #95c1c6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(149 193 198 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #95c1c6, #95a9c6); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Blue.

Questions

What color is #95C1C6?: #95C1C6 is a light, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Continental Waters. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #95C1C6?: The RGB value is 149, 193, 198: 149 red, 193 green and 198 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #95C1C6?: The complementary color is #C69A95, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #95C1C6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.72:1 and white text 1.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.