#95B2AE Color

#95B2AE is rgb(149, 178, 174) in RGB, hsl(172, 16%, 64%) in HSL, and about cmyk(16%, 0%, 2%, 30%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Opal (#A8C3BC), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.56. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#95B2AE

HEX#95B2AE

RGBrgb(149, 178, 174)

HSLhsl(172, 16%, 64%)

HSVhsv(172, 16%, 70%)

CMYKcmyk(16%, 0%, 2%, 30%)

OKLCHoklch(74.1% 0.032 186.3)

LABlab(70.29% -10.90 -1.44)

LCHlch(70.29% 11.00 187.54)

What #95B2AE Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #95B2AE, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Opal#A8C3BCΔE 6.56 Morning Blue#8DA399ΔE 6.69 Ash Gray#B2BEB5ΔE 8.91 Cambridge Blue#A3C1ADΔE 9.83 Silver Foil#AFB1AEΔE 10.26 Pastel Blue#AEC6CFΔE 10.7

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#95B2AE Channel Values

How #95B2AE breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

Model	Channels	Notes
RGB	R 149 · G 178 · B 174	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 172° · S 16% · L 64%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 172° · S 16% · V 70%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 16% · M 0% · Y 2% · K 30%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	2.27:1 vs white · 9.26:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #95B2AE background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text2.27:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

TextBlack text9.26:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #95B2AE

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #95B2AE; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Analogous

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Triadic

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Split comp.

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Tints & Shades of #95B2AE

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

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Shades

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How #95B2AE Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#95B2AE

Protanopia#ADADAE

Protanomaly#A4AFAE

Deuteranopia#A9A9AF

Deuteranomaly#A1ADAE

Tritanopia#96B2B2

Tritanomaly#95B2B0

Achromatopsia#ACACAC

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Using #95B2AE in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-95b2ae: #95B2AE;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #95B2AE;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-95b2ae': '#95B2AE' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.584, green: 0.698, blue: 0.682)

Android XML<color name="color_95b2ae">#95B2AE</color>

SVG fillfill="#95B2AE"

More Teal Colors

#95B2AE sits in the teal family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

002424 f5ffff 002a38 f0ffff 002d2e eefbfb 003333 ecfeff 003542 ecf7f9 003838 ebffff 006466 009999 00ebeb 0d1616 192929 24fbff 36747d 50bfe6 73a9c2 8dd9cc aec6cf ccffff

#95B2AE Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #95B2AE?

#95B2AE is a light teal — rgb(149, 178, 174) in RGB and hsl(172, 16%, 64%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Opal (#A8C3BC), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.56.

What is the RGB value of #95B2AE?

#95B2AE is rgb(149, 178, 174) — red 149, green 178, and blue 174 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #95B2AE?

#95B2AE converts to approximately cmyk(16%, 0%, 2%, 30%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #95B2AE be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #95B2AE scores 2.27:1 against white and 9.26:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #95B2AE as a CSS color keyword?

No. #95B2AE is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is darkgray (#A9A9A9) at a CIE76 distance of 11.05, which is visibly different.

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