What color is #95C3C3?

#95C3C3 is a light, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Pastel Turquoise. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #95C3C3?

The RGB value is 149, 195, 195: 149 red, 195 green and 195 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #95C3C3?

The complementary color is #C39595, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #95C3C3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.87:1 and white text 1.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#95C3C3 color

#95C3C3 rgb(149, 195, 195)

Shades of teal

The hex color #95C3C3 is a light, desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58.4% red, 76.5% green and 76.5% blue (149, 195, 195).

Its hue angle is 180°, with 28% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 24% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is Pastel Turquoise (#99C5C4), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.87:1).

#95C3C3 color codes

HEX	`#95C3C3`
RGB	`rgb(149, 195, 195)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58.4%, 76.5%, 76.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(180, 28%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(180, 24%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(24%, 0%, 0%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.67, -15.04, -4.94)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.67, 15.83, 198.2)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(41.757, 49.358, 58.946)`
Decimal	`9814979`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #95C3C3, 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 #95C3C3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.87:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.93:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#95C3C3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.93:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.87:1	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 #95C3C3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #95c3c3; }
.text { color: #95c3c3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #95c3c3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(149 195 195 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #95c3c3, #95acc3); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Powder Blue.

Questions

What color is #95C3C3?: #95C3C3 is a light, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Pastel Turquoise. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #95C3C3?: The RGB value is 149, 195, 195: 149 red, 195 green and 195 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #95C3C3?: The complementary color is #C39595, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #95C3C3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.87:1 and white text 1.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.