Palettes / Colors / #95ADBB

#95ADBB — Light Dusty Blue

#95ADBB is a blue color we call Light Dusty Blue, closest to the named color DarkGray (#A9A9A9). It belongs to the blue family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: darkgray (#A9A9A9) — not an exact match. CSS darkgray gives you #A9A9A9, a different color; use #95ADBB when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#95ADBB is a cool blue color associated with trust, calm and professionalism. It sits comfortably in the middle: usable for large areas in soft schemes, or as a supporting color beside something stronger.

Its strongest partner is its complement #BBA395; it also sits naturally between #95BBB6 and #959ABB. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 58% · Green 68% · Blue 73%

Cyan 20% · Magenta 7% · Yellow 0% · Key 27%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #95ADBB

.text { color: #95ADBB; }
.background { background-color: #95ADBB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #95ADBB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(149, 173, 187); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(202, 22%, 66%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #95ADBB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(149, 173, 187, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #95ADBB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(149, 173, 187, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#95ADBB">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#95ADBB">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #BBA395:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #95ADBB: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #95ADBB

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

How #95ADBB looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #95ADBB rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #95ADBB?

#95ADBB is Light Dusty Blue, a blue color (RGB 149, 173, 187). Its closest standard named color is DarkGray.

What is the RGB and HSL of #95ADBB?

#95ADBB is RGB 149, 173, 187 — HSL 202°, 22%, 66% — CMYK 20%, 7%, 0%, 27%.

What colors go with #95ADBB?

Its complement is #BBA395; analogous partners are #95BBB6 and #959ABB. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #95ADBB for text?

Black text on #95ADBB has a contrast ratio of 8.97:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.34:1.