What color is #95C28B?

#95C28B 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 #95C28B?

The RGB value is 149, 194, 139: 149 red, 194 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #95C28B?

The complementary color is #B88BC2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #95C28B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.37:1 and white text 2.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#95C28B color

#95C28B rgb(149, 194, 139)

Shades of green

The hex color #95C28B is a light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58.4% red, 76.1% green and 54.5% blue (149, 194, 139).

Its hue angle is 109°, with 31% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 23% cyan, 0% magenta, 28% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is Dark Sea Green (#8FBC8F), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.37:1).

#95C28B color codes

HEX	`#95C28B`
RGB	`rgb(149, 194, 139)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58.4%, 76.1%, 54.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(109, 31%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(109, 28%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(23%, 0%, 28%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.08, -25.38, 22.98)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.08, 34.24, 137.84)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.345, 46.836, 31.546)`
Decimal	`9814667`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #95C28B, 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 #95C28B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.37:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.03:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#95C28B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.03:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.37:1	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 #95C28B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #95c28b; }
.text { color: #95c28b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #95c28b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(149 194 139 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #95c28b, #8bc29c); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #95C28B?: #95C28B 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 #95C28B?: The RGB value is 149, 194, 139: 149 red, 194 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #95C28B?: The complementary color is #B88BC2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #95C28B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.37:1 and white text 2.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.