What color is #95C097?

#95C097 is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Dark Sea Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #95C097?

The RGB value is 149, 192, 151: 149 red, 192 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #95C097?

The complementary color is #C095BE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #95C097?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.26:1 and white text 2.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#95C097 color

#95C097 rgb(149, 192, 151)

Shades of green

The hex color #95C097 is a light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58.4% red, 75.3% green and 59.2% blue (149, 192, 151).

Its hue angle is 123°, with 25% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 22% cyan, 0% magenta, 21% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Dark Sea Green (#8FBC8F), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.26:1).

#95C097 color codes

HEX	`#95C097`
RGB	`rgb(149, 192, 151)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58.4%, 75.3%, 59.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(123, 25%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(123, 22%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(22%, 0%, 21%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(73.75, -22.35, 16.1)`
CIE LCH	`lch(73.75, 27.55, 144.23)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.828, 46.322, 36.273)`
Decimal	`9814167`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #95C097, 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 #95C097	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.26:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.05:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#95C097 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.05:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.26:1	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 #95C097 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #95c097; }
.text { color: #95c097; }
.border { border: 2px solid #95c097; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(149 192 151 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #95c097, #95c0ad); }

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Questions

What color is #95C097?: #95C097 is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Dark Sea Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #95C097?: The RGB value is 149, 192, 151: 149 red, 192 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #95C097?: The complementary color is #C095BE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #95C097?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.26:1 and white text 2.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.