What color is #95D6D0?

#95D6D0 is a light, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Whirlpool. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #95D6D0?

The RGB value is 149, 214, 208: 149 red, 214 green and 208 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #95D6D0?

The complementary color is #D6959B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #95D6D0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.81:1 and white text 1.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#95D6D0 color

#95D6D0 rgb(149, 214, 208)

Shades of teal

The hex color #95D6D0 is a light, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58.4% red, 83.9% green and 81.6% blue (149, 214, 208).

Its hue angle is 174°, with 44% saturation and 71% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 30% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 16% black.

The closest named color is Whirlpool (#A5D8CD), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.81:1).

#95D6D0 color codes

HEX	`#95D6D0`
RGB	`rgb(149, 214, 208)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58.4%, 83.9%, 81.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(174, 44%, 71%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(174, 30%, 84%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(30%, 0%, 3%, 16%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(81.31, -21.76, -3.63)`
CIE LCH	`lch(81.31, 22.06, 189.46)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(47.822, 59.034, 68.537)`
Decimal	`9819856`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #95D6D0, 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 #95D6D0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.81:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.64:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#95D6D0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.64:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.81:1	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 #95D6D0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #95d6d0; }
.text { color: #95d6d0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #95d6d0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(149 214 208 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #95d6d0, #95bcd6); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pale Turquoise.

Questions

What color is #95D6D0?: #95D6D0 is a light, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Whirlpool. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #95D6D0?: The RGB value is 149, 214, 208: 149 red, 214 green and 208 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #95D6D0?: The complementary color is #D6959B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #95D6D0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.81:1 and white text 1.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.