What color is #95AA7F?

#95AA7F is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Sage Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #95AA7F?

The RGB value is 149, 170, 127: 149 red, 170 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #95AA7F?

The complementary color is #947FAA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #95AA7F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.33:1 and white text 2.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#95AA7F color

#95AA7F rgb(149, 170, 127)

Shades of green

The hex color #95AA7F is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58.4% red, 66.7% green and 49.8% blue (149, 170, 127).

Its hue angle is 89°, with 20% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 25% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Sage Green (#9CAF88), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.33:1).

#95AA7F color codes

HEX	`#95AA7F`
RGB	`rgb(149, 170, 127)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58.4%, 66.7%, 49.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(89, 20%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(89, 25%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 0%, 25%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.03, -15.2, 19.81)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.03, 24.97, 127.5)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.599, 36.671, 25.541)`
Decimal	`9808511`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #95AA7F, 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 #95AA7F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.33:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.52:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#95AA7F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.52:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.33:1	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 #95AA7F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #95aa7f; }
.text { color: #95aa7f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #95aa7f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(149 170 127 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #95aa7f, #80aa7f); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #95AA7F?: #95AA7F is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Sage Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #95AA7F?: The RGB value is 149, 170, 127: 149 red, 170 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #95AA7F?: The complementary color is #947FAA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #95AA7F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.33:1 and white text 2.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.