What color is #95BEA9?

#95BEA9 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 #95BEA9?

The RGB value is 149, 190, 169: 149 red, 190 green and 169 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #95BEA9?

The complementary color is #BE95AA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #95BEA9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.22:1 and white text 2.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#95BEA9 color

#95BEA9 rgb(149, 190, 169)

Shades of green

The hex color #95BEA9 is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58.4% red, 74.5% green and 66.3% blue (149, 190, 169).

Its hue angle is 149°, with 24% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 22% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Lichen (#8EBAA6), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.22:1).

#95BEA9 color codes

HEX	`#95BEA9`
RGB	`rgb(149, 190, 169)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58.4%, 74.5%, 66.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(149, 24%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(149, 22%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(22%, 0%, 11%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(73.6, -17.96, 6.14)`
CIE LCH	`lch(73.6, 18.98, 161.12)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(37.967, 46.08, 44.422)`
Decimal	`9813673`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #95BEA9, 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 #95BEA9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.22:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.06:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#95BEA9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.06:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.22:1	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 #95BEA9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #95bea9; }
.text { color: #95bea9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #95bea9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(149 190 169 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #95bea9, #95bebe); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #95BEA9?: #95BEA9 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 #95BEA9?: The RGB value is 149, 190, 169: 149 red, 190 green and 169 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #95BEA9?: The complementary color is #BE95AA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #95BEA9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.22:1 and white text 2.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.