What color is #95BCA8?

#95BCA8 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 #95BCA8?

The RGB value is 149, 188, 168: 149 red, 188 green and 168 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #95BCA8?

The complementary color is #BC95A9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #95BCA8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.04:1 and white text 2.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#95BCA8 color

#95BCA8 rgb(149, 188, 168)

Shades of green

The hex color #95BCA8 is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58.4% red, 73.7% green and 65.9% blue (149, 188, 168).

Its hue angle is 149°, with 23% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Lichen (#8EBAA6), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.04:1).

#95BCA8 color codes

HEX	`#95BCA8`
RGB	`rgb(149, 188, 168)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58.4%, 73.7%, 65.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(149, 23%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(149, 21%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 0%, 11%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(73.01, -17.13, 5.84)`
CIE LCH	`lch(73.01, 18.1, 161.17)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(37.444, 45.182, 43.786)`
Decimal	`9813160`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #95BCA8, 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 #95BCA8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.04:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.09:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#95BCA8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.09:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.04:1	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 #95BCA8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #95bca8; }
.text { color: #95bca8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #95bca8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(149 188 168 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #95bca8, #95bcbc); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #95BCA8?: #95BCA8 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 #95BCA8?: The RGB value is 149, 188, 168: 149 red, 188 green and 168 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #95BCA8?: The complementary color is #BC95A9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #95BCA8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.04:1 and white text 2.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.