What color is #95A289?

#95A289 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Whispering Willow. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #95A289?

The RGB value is 149, 162, 137: 149 red, 162 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #95A289?

The complementary color is #9689A2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #95A289?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.81:1 and white text 2.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#95A289 color

#95A289 rgb(149, 162, 137)

Shades of green

The hex color #95A289 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58.4% red, 63.5% green and 53.7% blue (149, 162, 137).

Its hue angle is 91°, with 12% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 15% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Whispering Willow (#919C81), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.81:1).

#95A289 color codes

HEX	`#95A289`
RGB	`rgb(149, 162, 137)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58.4%, 63.5%, 53.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(91, 12%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(91, 15%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 0%, 15%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.99, -9.31, 11.47)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.99, 14.77, 129.09)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.829, 34.036, 28.66)`
Decimal	`9806473`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #95A289, 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 #95A289	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.81:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.69:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#95A289 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.69:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.81:1	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 #95A289 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #95a289; }
.text { color: #95a289; }
.border { border: 2px solid #95a289; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(149 162 137 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #95a289, #89a289); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #95A289?: #95A289 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Whispering Willow. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #95A289?: The RGB value is 149, 162, 137: 149 red, 162 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #95A289?: The complementary color is #9689A2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #95A289?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.81:1 and white text 2.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.