What color is #95CBBE?

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

What is the RGB value of #95CBBE?

The RGB value is 149, 203, 190: 149 red, 203 green and 190 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #95CBBE?

The complementary color is #CB95A2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #95CBBE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.56:1 and white text 1.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#95CBBE color

#95CBBE rgb(149, 203, 190)

Shades of teal

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 58.4% red, 79.6% green and 74.5% blue (149, 203, 190).

Its hue angle is 166°, with 34% saturation and 69% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 27% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 20% 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 11.56:1).

#95CBBE color codes

HEX	`#95CBBE`
RGB	`rgb(149, 203, 190)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58.4%, 79.6%, 74.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(166, 34%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(166, 27%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(27%, 0%, 6%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(77.77, -20.21, 0.83)`
CIE LCH	`lch(77.77, 20.22, 177.66)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(43.042, 52.817, 56.632)`
Decimal	`9817022`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #95CBBE, 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 #95CBBE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.56:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.82:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#95CBBE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.82:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.56:1	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 #95CBBE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #95cbbe; }
.text { color: #95cbbe; }
.border { border: 2px solid #95cbbe; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(149 203 190 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #95cbbe, #95bdcb); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Teal.

Questions

What color is #95CBBE?: #95CBBE is a light, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Mint Twist. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #95CBBE?: The RGB value is 149, 203, 190: 149 red, 203 green and 190 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #95CBBE?: The complementary color is #CB95A2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #95CBBE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.56:1 and white text 1.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.