What color is #95AA7D?

#95AA7D 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 #95AA7D?

The RGB value is 149, 170, 125: 149 red, 170 green and 125 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #95AA7D?

The complementary color is #927DAA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #95AA7D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.32:1 and white text 2.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#95AA7D color

#95AA7D rgb(149, 170, 125)

Shades of green

The hex color #95AA7D is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58.4% red, 66.7% green and 49% blue (149, 170, 125).

Its hue angle is 88°, with 21% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 26% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Forester (#9AA77C), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.32:1).

#95AA7D color codes

HEX	`#95AA7D`
RGB	`rgb(149, 170, 125)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58.4%, 66.7%, 49%)`
HSL	`hsl(88, 21%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(88, 26%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 0%, 26%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.99, -15.52, 20.85)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.99, 25.99, 126.66)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.47, 36.619, 24.861)`
Decimal	`9808509`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #95AA7D, 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 #95AA7D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.32:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.52:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#95AA7D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.52:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.32:1	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 #95AA7D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #95aa7d; }
.text { color: #95aa7d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #95aa7d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(149 170 125 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #95aa7d, #7eaa7d); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #95AA7D?: #95AA7D 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 #95AA7D?: The RGB value is 149, 170, 125: 149 red, 170 green and 125 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #95AA7D?: The complementary color is #927DAA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #95AA7D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.32:1 and white text 2.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.