What color is #95BEAD?

#95BEAD is a light, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Lichen. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #95BEAD?

The RGB value is 149, 190, 173: 149 red, 190 green and 173 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #95BEAD?

The complementary color is #BE95A6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #95BEAD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.25:1 and white text 2.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#95BEAD color

#95BEAD rgb(149, 190, 173)

Shades of green

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 58.4% red, 74.5% green and 67.8% blue (149, 190, 173).

Its hue angle is 155°, with 24% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 22% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Lichen (#8EBAA6), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.25:1).

#95BEAD color codes

HEX	`#95BEAD`
RGB	`rgb(149, 190, 173)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58.4%, 74.5%, 67.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(155, 24%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(155, 22%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(22%, 0%, 9%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(73.7, -17.16, 4.11)`
CIE LCH	`lch(73.7, 17.64, 166.52)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(38.349, 46.232, 46.43)`
Decimal	`9813677`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #95BEAD, 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 #95BEAD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.25:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.05:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#95BEAD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.05:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.25:1	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 #95BEAD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #95bead; }
.text { color: #95bead; }
.border { border: 2px solid #95bead; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(149 190 173 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #95bead, #95bbbe); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #95BEAD?: #95BEAD is a light, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Lichen. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #95BEAD?: The RGB value is 149, 190, 173: 149 red, 190 green and 173 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #95BEAD?: The complementary color is #BE95A6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #95BEAD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.25:1 and white text 2.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.