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#95eccf

a light, vivid cyan · cool · closest name: Aqua Marine

RGB
149, 236, 207
HSL
160°, 70%, 76%
CMYK
37, 0, 12, 8
Luminance
0.7089

At a glance

Every number on this page in one read: what #95eccf is made of, how bright it looks, and which way it leans.

Hex
#95eccf
Hue
160°
cyan
Saturation
70%
vivid
Lightness
76%
light
Brightness
93%
HSV value
Perceived
82%
weighted brightness
Luminance
0.7089
WCAG relative
Temperature
Cool
79/100 cool
Color family
Cyan
Tone
Vivid
Best ink
Black
15.18:1
Closest name
Aqua Marine
ΔE2000 5.7
Where it sits
Hue160° of 360°
Saturation70%
Lightness76%
Temperature
Warm ← → Cool79% cool

Reads cool. Warm and cool siblings keep the same lightness, so you can swap one in without redoing your contrast maths.

Every format

HEX#95eccf
RGBrgb(149, 236, 207)
HSLhsl(160, 70%, 76%)
CMYKcmyk(37%, 0%, 12%, 8%)
LABlab(87.4 -32.6 5.8)
LCHlch(87.4 33.1 169.9)
OKLCHoklch(0.880 0.094 170.9)
Decimal9825487
Display P3color(display-p3 0.584 0.925 0.812)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #95eccf;
background-color: #95eccf;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#95eccf] bg-[#95eccf]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #95eccf;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.584, green: 0.925, blue: 0.812)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#95eccf")
/* Flutter */
Color(0xFF95ECCF)
/* Python / OpenCV (BGR) */
(207, 236, 149)

Best text color

Only one of black and white can be right. This is the one, with the number that proves it.

Readable at a glance#000000 on #95eccf · 15.18:1
Use #000000AAA at every size.
Aa
White text · 1.38:1
AA fail · AA large fail · AAA fail
Aa
Black text · 15.18:1 · recommended
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA pass
Reading the other direction: #95eccf as text scores 1.38:1 on white and 15.18:1 on black.

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#95eccf on white: 1.38:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#95eccf on black: 15.18:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia · #E7E1CE
deuteranopia · #D8D7D1
tritanopia · #7CEDE3

Color scale — 50 to 950

A Tailwind-shaped ramp built around this exact hex. #95eccf is pinned to step 300; the rest hold its hue and let saturation ease off at the extremes so the pale end never turns neon.

#F3FCF9
#E7F8F2
#CAF2E5
#95eccf
#70E5BE
#41DDA9
#25D097
#1FAD7E
#198A65
#16644A
#0E3F2E
Base = 300Lightest = 50 · #F3FCF9Darkest = 950 · #0E3F2E
:root {
  --brand-50: #F3FCF9;
  --brand-100: #E7F8F2;
  --brand-200: #CAF2E5;
  --brand-300: #95eccf;
  --brand-400: #70E5BE;
  --brand-500: #41DDA9;
  --brand-600: #25D097;
  --brand-700: #1FAD7E;
  --brand-800: #198A65;
  --brand-900: #16644A;
  --brand-950: #0E3F2E;
  --brand: #95eccf;
  --brand-ink: #000000;
}

Colors that work with #95eccf

Not a palette — a role sheet. Each swatch answers one question you will hit while building the component.

Text on it#000000
Black wins here
Surface#F4FAF8
Tinted page background
Border#C0EDDE
Hairlines and dividers
Muted text#4B9B80
Captions on the surface
Accent#B21A72
Second voice, not a rival
Dark variant#136C4F
Hover, pressed, headers
Light variant#E9FBF5
Selected rows, tints
Dark surface#14241F
Dark-mode background
Light mode
Everything in its place

Surface, border, heading and body all derive from this one hue, so the screen stays coherent without a second palette.

Primary actionSecondaryBadge
Dark mode
Same hue, inverted

Lightness flips, hue holds. The accent stays the anchor in both themes.

Primary actionSecondaryAccent

How to use #95eccf

Derived from its contrast, chroma and lightness — not from taste.

Works well for
  • Text and icons on dark surfaces
  • Primary buttons and calls to action
  • Focus rings, active and selected states
  • Card and section backgrounds
  • Brand accents, badges and data highlights
Use with care
  • Text of any size on white — fails WCAG AA
  • Full-page backgrounds — tiring over long sessions
  • White text placed on it
  • Thin strokes and 1px borders — they disappear on light UI
  • Pairing with a same-lightness hue — edges vibrate

Similar colors

One move away from this hex in each direction. Every swatch is its own page.

Color relationships

The wheel positions with their names attached, so you can grab the one you actually need.

Complementary#EC95B2
Analogous left#95ECA4
Analogous right#95DEEC
Split-complement 1#EC95DE
Split-complement 2#ECA495
Triadic 1#CF95EC
Triadic 2#ECCF95
Tetradic#A495EC

RGB percentages

Red58.4%
Green92.5%
Blue81.2%

CMYK percentages

Cyan36.9%
Magenta0.0%
Yellow12.3%
Key (black)7.5%

Color previews

#95eccf text on a black background

contrast 15.18:1

Card sample

#95eccf text on a white background

contrast 1.38:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #95eccf;
Background color
Panel with #95eccf background
background-color: #95eccf;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #95eccf;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(149, 236, 207, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(149, 236, 207, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #95eccf;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #95eccf, #95CFEC);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #95eccf

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Ranked with CIEDE2000 across all 139 CSS keywords. Under ΔE 2 the eye stops telling them apart; over ΔE 10 they are plainly different colors.

#95eccf in the real world

Where a color in this family tends to land, and the interface roles it is usually asked to play.

Industries
TechnologyTravelHealthcareMedia
Common UI roles
SurfacesBadgesHighlightsEmpty states
Print note

Converts to four-color process without much drama. Proof it anyway.

#95eccf, answered

What color is #95eccf?

#95eccf is a light vivid cyan, closest to Aqua Marine (ΔE2000 5.7). It sits at 160° on the hue wheel with 70% saturation and 76% lightness, which reads as cool.

What is the RGB value of #95eccf?

rgb(149, 236, 207) — 149 red, 236 green and 207 blue out of 255, or 58.4% / 92.5% / 81.2% by channel.

Is #95eccf a light or a dark color?

It is a light color. Relative luminance is 0.7089 and perceived brightness is 82%, so black text on it reaches 15.18:1.

Should I use black or white text on #95eccf?

Black. It scores 15.18:1 against #95eccf, versus 1.38:1 for white — AAA at any size.

What is the complementary color of #95eccf?

#EC95B2 sits directly opposite on the wheel. Softer options are the split-complements #EC95DE and #ECA495, which give the same contrast with far less vibration.

What colors go well with #95eccf?

For interface work: #F4FAF8 as the surface, #C0EDDE for borders, #4B9B80 for secondary text, #B21A72 as an accent and #136C4F for hover and pressed states. For a palette, the analogous pair #95ECA4 and #95DEEC stays calm, while #EC95B2 is the loudest partner.

What is #95eccf in CMYK for printing?

cmyk(37%, 0%, 12%, 8%). This is a screen-to-ink approximation — ask your printer for a proof before committing to a run.

Is #95eccf warm or cool?

Cool — it scores 79 on a scale where 0 is the warmest orange and 100 the coolest azure. Nudged warmer it becomes #95ECAF; nudged cooler, #94EAED.

Work with #95eccf in the Color Lab