What color is #95C4B3?

#95C4B3 is a light, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Mint Twist. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #95C4B3?

The RGB value is 149, 196, 179: 149 red, 196 green and 179 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #95C4B3?

The complementary color is #C495A6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #95C4B3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.82:1 and white text 1.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#95C4B3 color

#95C4B3 rgb(149, 196, 179)

Shades of green

The hex color #95C4B3 is a light, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58.4% red, 76.9% green and 70.2% blue (149, 196, 179).

Its hue angle is 158°, with 28% saturation and 68% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 24% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 23% black.

The closest named color is Mint Twist (#98CBBA), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.82:1).

#95C4B3 color codes

HEX	`#95C4B3`
RGB	`rgb(149, 196, 179)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58.4%, 76.9%, 70.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(158, 28%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(158, 24%, 77%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(24%, 0%, 9%, 23%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.53, -18.98, 3.51)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.53, 19.3, 169.53)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(40.269, 49.123, 49.999)`
Decimal	`9815219`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #95C4B3, 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 #95C4B3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.82:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.94:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#95C4B3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.94:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.82:1	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 #95C4B3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #95c4b3; }
.text { color: #95c4b3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #95c4b3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(149 196 179 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #95c4b3, #95bec4); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Medium Aquamarine.

Questions

What color is #95C4B3?: #95C4B3 is a light, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Mint Twist. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #95C4B3?: The RGB value is 149, 196, 179: 149 red, 196 green and 179 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #95C4B3?: The complementary color is #C495A6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #95C4B3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.82:1 and white text 1.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.