What color is #95B370?

#95B370 is a desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Around the Gills. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #95B370?

The RGB value is 149, 179, 112: 149 red, 179 green and 112 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #95B370?

The complementary color is #8E70B3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #95B370?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.96:1 and white text 2.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#95B370 color

#95B370 rgb(149, 179, 112)

Shades of green

The hex color #95B370 is a desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58.4% red, 70.2% green and 43.9% blue (149, 179, 112).

Its hue angle is 87°, with 31% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 0% magenta, 37% yellow and 30% black.

The closest named color is Around the Gills (#A1B670), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.96:1).

#95B370 color codes

HEX	`#95B370`
RGB	`rgb(149, 179, 112)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58.4%, 70.2%, 43.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(87, 31%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(87, 37%, 70%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 0%, 37%, 30%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.33, -22, 30.92)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.33, 37.94, 125.43)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.439, 39.799, 21.352)`
Decimal	`9810800`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #95B370, 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 #95B370	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.96:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.34:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#95B370 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.34:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.96:1	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 #95B370 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #95b370; }
.text { color: #95b370; }
.border { border: 2px solid #95b370; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(149 179 112 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #95b370, #74b370); }

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Questions

What color is #95B370?: #95B370 is a desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Around the Gills. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #95B370?: The RGB value is 149, 179, 112: 149 red, 179 green and 112 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #95B370?: The complementary color is #8E70B3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #95B370?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.96:1 and white text 2.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.