What color is #95B985?

#95B985 is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Foliage. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #95B985?

The RGB value is 149, 185, 133: 149 red, 185 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #95B985?

The complementary color is #A985B9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #95B985?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.56:1 and white text 2.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#95B985 color

#95B985 rgb(149, 185, 133)

Shades of green

The hex color #95B985 is a light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58.4% red, 72.5% green and 52.2% blue (149, 185, 133).

Its hue angle is 102°, with 27% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 0% magenta, 28% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Foliage (#95B388), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.56:1).

#95B985 color codes

HEX	`#95B985`
RGB	`rgb(149, 185, 133)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58.4%, 72.5%, 52.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(102, 27%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(102, 28%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 0%, 28%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.41, -21.9, 22.53)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.41, 31.42, 134.18)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.976, 42.78, 28.653)`
Decimal	`9812357`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #95B985, 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 #95B985	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.56:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#95B985 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.56:1	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 #95B985 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #95b985; }
.text { color: #95b985; }
.border { border: 2px solid #95b985; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(149 185 133 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #95b985, #85b98f); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #95B985?: #95B985 is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Foliage. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #95B985?: The RGB value is 149, 185, 133: 149 red, 185 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #95B985?: The complementary color is #A985B9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #95B985?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.56:1 and white text 2.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.