What color is #95BF81?

#95BF81 is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Pistachio. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #95BF81?

The RGB value is 149, 191, 129: 149 red, 191 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #95BF81?

The complementary color is #AB81BF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #95BF81?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.05:1 and white text 2.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#95BF81 color

#95BF81 rgb(149, 191, 129)

Shades of green

The hex color #95BF81 is a light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58.4% red, 74.9% green and 50.6% blue (149, 191, 129).

Its hue angle is 101°, with 33% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 22% cyan, 0% magenta, 32% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Pistachio (#93C572), a difference of 4.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.05:1).

#95BF81 color codes

HEX	`#95BF81`
RGB	`rgb(149, 191, 129)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58.4%, 74.9%, 50.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(101, 33%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(101, 32%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(22%, 0%, 32%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(73.05, -25.48, 26.87)`
CIE LCH	`lch(73.05, 37.04, 133.48)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.987, 45.235, 27.653)`
Decimal	`9813889`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #95BF81, 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 #95BF81	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.05:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.09:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#95BF81 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.09:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.05:1	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 #95BF81 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #95bf81; }
.text { color: #95bf81; }
.border { border: 2px solid #95bf81; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(149 191 129 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #95bf81, #81bf8c); }

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Questions

What color is #95BF81?: #95BF81 is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Pistachio. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #95BF81?: The RGB value is 149, 191, 129: 149 red, 191 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #95BF81?: The complementary color is #AB81BF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #95BF81?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.05:1 and white text 2.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.