What color is #95AF6A?

#95AF6A is a desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Gallant Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #95AF6A?

The RGB value is 149, 175, 106: 149 red, 175 green and 106 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #95AF6A?

The complementary color is #846AAF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #95AF6A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.62:1 and white text 2.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#95AF6A color

#95AF6A rgb(149, 175, 106)

Shades of green

The hex color #95AF6A is a desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58.4% red, 68.6% green and 41.6% blue (149, 175, 106).

Its hue angle is 83°, with 30% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 0% magenta, 39% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Gallant Green (#99AA66), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.62:1).

#95AF6A color codes

HEX	`#95AF6A`
RGB	`rgb(149, 175, 106)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58.4%, 68.6%, 41.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(83, 30%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(83, 39%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 0%, 39%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.09, -20.78, 32.46)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.09, 38.54, 122.63)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.326, 38.09, 19.387)`
Decimal	`9809770`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #95AF6A, 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 #95AF6A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.62:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.44:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#95AF6A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.44:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.62:1	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 #95AF6A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #95af6a; }
.text { color: #95af6a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #95af6a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(149 175 106 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #95af6a, #73af6a); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #95AF6A?: #95AF6A is a desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Gallant Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #95AF6A?: The RGB value is 149, 175, 106: 149 red, 175 green and 106 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #95AF6A?: The complementary color is #846AAF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #95AF6A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.62:1 and white text 2.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.