What color is #95C8BB?

#95C8BB is a light, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Mint Twist. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #95C8BB?

The RGB value is 149, 200, 187: 149 red, 200 green and 187 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #95C8BB?

The complementary color is #C895A2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #95C8BB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.26:1 and white text 1.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#95C8BB color

#95C8BB rgb(149, 200, 187)

Shades of green

The hex color #95C8BB is a light, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58.4% red, 78.4% green and 73.3% blue (149, 200, 187).

Its hue angle is 165°, with 32% saturation and 68% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 25% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is Mint Twist (#98CBBA), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.26:1).

#95C8BB color codes

HEX	`#95C8BB`
RGB	`rgb(149, 200, 187)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58.4%, 78.4%, 73.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(165, 32%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(165, 25%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(25%, 0%, 7%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.85, -19.33, 1.11)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.85, 19.37, 176.72)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(42.016, 51.284, 54.689)`
Decimal	`9816251`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #95C8BB, 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 #95C8BB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.26:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.87:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#95C8BB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.87:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.26:1	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 #95C8BB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #95c8bb; }
.text { color: #95c8bb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #95c8bb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(149 200 187 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #95c8bb, #95bbc8); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Medium Aquamarine.

Questions

What color is #95C8BB?: #95C8BB is a light, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Mint Twist. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #95C8BB?: The RGB value is 149, 200, 187: 149 red, 200 green and 187 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #95C8BB?: The complementary color is #C895A2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #95C8BB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.26:1 and white text 1.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.