What color is #95AF5D?

#95AF5D is a desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Matcha. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #95AF5D?

The RGB value is 149, 175, 93: 149 red, 175 green and 93 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #95AF5D?

The complementary color is #775DAF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #95AF5D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.57:1 and white text 2.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#95AF5D color

#95AF5D rgb(149, 175, 93)

Shades of green

The hex color #95AF5D is a desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58.4% red, 68.6% green and 36.5% blue (149, 175, 93).

Its hue angle is 79°, with 34% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 0% magenta, 47% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Matcha (#8BA85F), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.57:1).

#95AF5D color codes

HEX	`#95AF5D`
RGB	`rgb(149, 175, 93)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58.4%, 68.6%, 36.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(79, 34%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(79, 47%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 0%, 47%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.9, -22.35, 38.92)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.9, 44.88, 119.87)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.7, 37.84, 16.093)`
Decimal	`9809757`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #95AF5D, 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 #95AF5D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.57:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.45:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#95AF5D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.45:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.57:1	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 #95AF5D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #95af5d; }
.text { color: #95af5d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #95af5d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(149 175 93 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #95af5d, #6caf5d); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #95AF5D?: #95AF5D is a desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Matcha. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #95AF5D?: The RGB value is 149, 175, 93: 149 red, 175 green and 93 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #95AF5D?: The complementary color is #775DAF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #95AF5D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.57:1 and white text 2.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.