What color is #95B6A5?

#95B6A5 is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Lichen. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #95B6A5?

The RGB value is 149, 182, 165: 149 red, 182 green and 165 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #95B6A5?

The complementary color is #B695A6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #95B6A5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.51:1 and white text 2.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#95B6A5 color

#95B6A5 rgb(149, 182, 165)

Shades of green

The hex color #95B6A5 is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58.4% red, 71.4% green and 64.7% blue (149, 182, 165).

Its hue angle is 149°, with 18% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Lichen (#8EBAA6), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.51:1).

#95B6A5 color codes

HEX	`#95B6A5`
RGB	`rgb(149, 182, 165)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58.4%, 71.4%, 64.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(149, 18%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(149, 18%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 0%, 9%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.26, -14.63, 4.95)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.26, 15.45, 161.3)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(35.912, 42.561, 41.913)`
Decimal	`9811621`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #95B6A5, 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 #95B6A5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.51:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.21:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#95B6A5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.21:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.51:1	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 #95B6A5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #95b6a5; }
.text { color: #95b6a5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #95b6a5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(149 182 165 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #95b6a5, #95b6b6); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #95B6A5?: #95B6A5 is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Lichen. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #95B6A5?: The RGB value is 149, 182, 165: 149 red, 182 green and 165 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #95B6A5?: The complementary color is #B695A6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #95B6A5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.51:1 and white text 2.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.