What color is #95AC8A?

#95AC8A is a grayish green, closest to the named color Sage Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #95AC8A?

The RGB value is 149, 172, 138: 149 red, 172 green and 138 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #95AC8A?

The complementary color is #A18AAC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #95AC8A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.55:1 and white text 2.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#95AC8A color

#95AC8A rgb(149, 172, 138)

Shades of green

The hex color #95AC8A is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58.4% red, 67.5% green and 54.1% blue (149, 172, 138).

Its hue angle is 101°, with 17% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 20% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Sage Green (#9CAF88), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.55:1).

#95AC8A color codes

HEX	`#95AC8A`
RGB	`rgb(149, 172, 138)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58.4%, 67.5%, 54.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(101, 17%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(101, 20%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 0%, 20%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.82, -14.43, 14.88)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.82, 20.73, 134.11)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.734, 37.729, 29.65)`
Decimal	`9809034`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #95AC8A, 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 #95AC8A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.55:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.46:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#95AC8A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.46:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.55:1	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 #95AC8A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #95ac8a; }
.text { color: #95ac8a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #95ac8a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(149 172 138 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #95ac8a, #8aac90); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #95AC8A?: #95AC8A is a grayish green, closest to the named color Sage Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #95AC8A?: The RGB value is 149, 172, 138: 149 red, 172 green and 138 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #95AC8A?: The complementary color is #A18AAC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #95AC8A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.55:1 and white text 2.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.