What color is #95AE83?

#95AE83 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Foliage. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #95AE83?

The RGB value is 149, 174, 131: 149 red, 174 green and 131 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #95AE83?

The complementary color is #9C83AE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #95AE83?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.66:1 and white text 2.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#95AE83 color

#95AE83 rgb(149, 174, 131)

Shades of green

The hex color #95AE83 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58.4% red, 68.2% green and 51.4% blue (149, 174, 131).

Its hue angle is 95°, with 21% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 0% magenta, 25% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is Foliage (#95B388), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.66:1).

#95AE83 color codes

HEX	`#95AE83`
RGB	`rgb(149, 174, 131)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58.4%, 68.2%, 51.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(95, 21%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(95, 25%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 0%, 25%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.24, -16.63, 19.29)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.24, 25.47, 130.77)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.626, 38.3, 27.195)`
Decimal	`9809539`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #95AE83, 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 #95AE83	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.66:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.42:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#95AE83 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.42:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.66:1	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 #95AE83 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #95ae83; }
.text { color: #95ae83; }
.border { border: 2px solid #95ae83; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(149 174 131 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #95ae83, #83ae86); }

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Questions

What color is #95AE83?: #95AE83 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Foliage. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #95AE83?: The RGB value is 149, 174, 131: 149 red, 174 green and 131 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #95AE83?: The complementary color is #9C83AE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #95AE83?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.66:1 and white text 2.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.