What color is #95A277?

#95A277 is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Forester. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #95A277?

The RGB value is 149, 162, 119: 149 red, 162 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #95A277?

The complementary color is #8477A2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #95A277?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.71:1 and white text 2.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#95A277 color

#95A277 rgb(149, 162, 119)

Shades of green

The hex color #95A277 is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58.4% red, 63.5% green and 46.7% blue (149, 162, 119).

Its hue angle is 78°, with 19% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 27% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Forester (#9AA77C), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.71:1).

#95A277 color codes

HEX	`#95A277`
RGB	`rgb(149, 162, 119)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58.4%, 63.5%, 46.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(78, 19%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(78, 27%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 0%, 27%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.61, -12.25, 20.89)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.61, 24.22, 120.38)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.644, 33.562, 22.418)`
Decimal	`9806455`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #95A277, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #95A277	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.71:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.72:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#95A277 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.72:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.71:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #95A277 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #95a277; }
.text { color: #95a277; }
.border { border: 2px solid #95a277; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(149 162 119 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #95a277, #80a277); }

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Questions

What color is #95A277?: #95A277 is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Forester. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #95A277?: The RGB value is 149, 162, 119: 149 red, 162 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #95A277?: The complementary color is #8477A2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #95A277?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.71:1 and white text 2.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.