What color is #95BE98?

#95BE98 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 #95BE98?

The RGB value is 149, 190, 152: 149 red, 190 green and 152 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #95BE98?

The complementary color is #BE95BB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #95BE98?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.1:1 and white text 2.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#95BE98 color

#95BE98 rgb(149, 190, 152)

Shades of green

The hex color #95BE98 is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58.4% red, 74.5% green and 59.6% blue (149, 190, 152).

Its hue angle is 124°, with 24% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 22% cyan, 0% magenta, 20% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Dark Sea Green (#8FBC8F), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.1:1).

#95BE98 color codes

HEX	`#95BE98`
RGB	`rgb(149, 190, 152)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58.4%, 74.5%, 59.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(124, 24%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(124, 22%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(22%, 0%, 20%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(73.21, -21.18, 14.8)`
CIE LCH	`lch(73.21, 25.84, 145.05)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.474, 45.482, 36.557)`
Decimal	`9813656`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #95BE98, 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 #95BE98	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.1:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.08:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#95BE98 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.08:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.1:1	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 #95BE98 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #95be98; }
.text { color: #95be98; }
.border { border: 2px solid #95be98; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(149 190 152 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #95be98, #95bead); }

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Questions

What color is #95BE98?: #95BE98 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 #95BE98?: The RGB value is 149, 190, 152: 149 red, 190 green and 152 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #95BE98?: The complementary color is #BE95BB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #95BE98?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.1:1 and white text 2.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.