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#95DBDB Color

#95DBDB is rgb(149, 219, 219) in RGB, hsl(180, 49%, 72%) in HSL, and about cmyk(32%, 0%, 0%, 14%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Aquamarine (Crayola) (#95E0E8), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.66. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#95DBDB
HEX#95DBDB
RGBrgb(149, 219, 219)
HSLhsl(180, 49%, 72%)
HSVhsv(180, 32%, 86%)
CMYKcmyk(32%, 0%, 0%, 14%)
OKLCHoklch(84.5% 0.07 195.9)
LABlab(82.79% -22.72 -7.38)
LCHlch(82.79% 23.89 198.00)

What #95DBDB 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 #95DBDB, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every teal in the library.

#95DBDB Channel Values

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

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 149 · G 219 · B 2198-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 180° · S 49% · L 72%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 180° · S 32% · V 86%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 32% · M 0% · Y 0% · K 14%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.56:1 vs white · 13.43:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #95DBDB 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 text1.56:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text13.43:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #95DBDB

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #95DBDB; 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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Tints & Shades of #95DBDB

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.

Tints

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #95DBDB.

How #95DBDB 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#95DBDB
Protanopia#D1D1DB
Protanomaly#BCD5DB
Deuteranopia#C7C7DD
Deuteranomaly#B5D0DC
Tritanopia#95DBDB
Tritanomaly#95DBDB
Achromatopsia#CFCFCF

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #95DBDB in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-95dbdb: #95DBDB;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #95DBDB;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-95dbdb': '#95DBDB' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.584, green: 0.859, blue: 0.859)
Android XML<color name="color_95dbdb">#95DBDB</color>
SVG fillfill="#95DBDB"

More Teal Colors

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

#95DBDB Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #95DBDB?

#95DBDB is a light teal — rgb(149, 219, 219) in RGB and hsl(180, 49%, 72%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Aquamarine (Crayola) (#95E0E8), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.66.

What is the RGB value of #95DBDB?

#95DBDB is rgb(149, 219, 219) — red 149, green 219, and blue 219 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #95DBDB?

#95DBDB converts to approximately cmyk(32%, 0%, 0%, 14%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #95DBDB be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #95DBDB scores 1.56:1 against white and 13.43:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

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

No. #95DBDB 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 paleturquoise (#AFEEEE) at a CIE76 distance of 7.44, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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