What color is #95BB98?

#95BB98 is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Dark Sea Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #95BB98?

The RGB value is 149, 187, 152: 149 red, 187 green and 152 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #95BB98?

The complementary color is #BB95B8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #95BB98?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.84:1 and white text 2.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#95BB98 color

#95BB98 rgb(149, 187, 152)

Shades of green

The hex color #95BB98 is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58.4% red, 73.3% green and 59.6% blue (149, 187, 152).

Its hue angle is 125°, with 22% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 0% magenta, 19% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Dark Sea Green (#8FBC8F), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.84:1).

#95BB98 color codes

HEX	`#95BB98`
RGB	`rgb(149, 187, 152)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58.4%, 73.3%, 59.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(125, 22%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(125, 20%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 0%, 19%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.36, -19.66, 13.61)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.36, 23.91, 145.31)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(35.831, 44.196, 36.343)`
Decimal	`9812888`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #95BB98, 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 #95BB98	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.84:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.13:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#95BB98 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.13:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.84:1	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 #95BB98 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #95bb98; }
.text { color: #95bb98; }
.border { border: 2px solid #95bb98; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(149 187 152 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #95bb98, #95bbab); }

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Questions

What color is #95BB98?: #95BB98 is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Dark Sea Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #95BB98?: The RGB value is 149, 187, 152: 149 red, 187 green and 152 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #95BB98?: The complementary color is #BB95B8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #95BB98?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.84:1 and white text 2.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.