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#95CABC

Powder Blue · light cool green

About #95CABC

#95CABC is a muted, light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 58% red, 79% green and 74% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 26% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 21% black. Its overall feel is cool.

Of the common colour names it is similar to Powder Blue (ΔE 14.2); Light Sage comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #CA95A3 — a old rose tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use light tones like #95CABC for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 11.45:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red149
Green202
Blue188

Closest named colours

Powder Blue
#B0E0E6 · ΔE 14.2
Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 15.0
Pale Mint
#C7F0DB · ΔE 15.0

ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.

Text on #95CABC

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on powder blue #95CABC.
1.83:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on powder blue #95CABC.
11.45:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #95CABC appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#95CABC
Protanopia (no red cones)
#C6C3BB
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#BCBCBD
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#87CBC6

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #95CABC?

#95CABC is a muted, light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 58% red, 79% green and 74% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 26% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 21% black. Its overall feel is cool.

›What text colour should I use on #95CABC?

Use black text. Black on #95CABC has a contrast ratio of 11.45:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #95CABC?

Its complementary colour is #CA95A3, and analogous partners are #95CAA2 and #95BDCA.