What color is #95B89D?

#95B89D 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 #95B89D?

The RGB value is 149, 184, 157: 149 red, 184 green and 157 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #95B89D?

The complementary color is #B895B0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #95B89D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.62:1 and white text 2.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#95B89D color

#95B89D rgb(149, 184, 157)

Shades of green

The hex color #95B89D is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58.4% red, 72.2% green and 61.6% blue (149, 184, 157).

Its hue angle is 134°, with 20% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 0% magenta, 15% yellow and 28% black.

The closest named color is Lichen (#8EBAA6), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.62:1).

#95B89D color codes

HEX	`#95B89D`
RGB	`rgb(149, 184, 157)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58.4%, 72.2%, 61.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(134, 20%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(134, 19%, 72%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 0%, 15%, 28%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.63, -17.21, 9.85)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.63, 19.83, 150.21)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(35.619, 43.104, 38.335)`
Decimal	`9812125`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #95B89D, 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 #95B89D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.62:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.18:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#95B89D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.18:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.62:1	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 #95B89D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #95b89d; }
.text { color: #95b89d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #95b89d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(149 184 157 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #95b89d, #95b8af); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #95B89D?: #95B89D 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 #95B89D?: The RGB value is 149, 184, 157: 149 red, 184 green and 157 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #95B89D?: The complementary color is #B895B0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #95B89D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.62:1 and white text 2.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.