What color is #95A489?

#95A489 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 #95A489?

The RGB value is 149, 164, 137: 149 red, 164 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #95A489?

The complementary color is #9889A4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #95A489?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.95:1 and white text 2.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#95A489 color

#95A489 rgb(149, 164, 137)

Shades of green

The hex color #95A489 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58.4% red, 64.3% green and 53.7% blue (149, 164, 137).

Its hue angle is 93°, with 13% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 16% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Whispering Willow (#919C81), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.95:1).

#95A489 color codes

HEX	`#95A489`
RGB	`rgb(149, 164, 137)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58.4%, 64.3%, 53.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(93, 13%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(93, 16%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 0%, 16%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.55, -10.38, 12.25)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.55, 16.06, 130.28)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.184, 34.746, 28.779)`
Decimal	`9806985`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #95A489, 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 #95A489	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.95:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.64:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#95A489 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.64:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.95:1	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 #95A489 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #95a489; }
.text { color: #95a489; }
.border { border: 2px solid #95a489; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(149 164 137 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #95a489, #89a48b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #95A489?: #95A489 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 #95A489?: The RGB value is 149, 164, 137: 149 red, 164 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #95A489?: The complementary color is #9889A4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #95A489?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.95:1 and white text 2.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.