What color is #95C5A0?

#95C5A0 is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Irish Spring. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #95C5A0?

The RGB value is 149, 197, 160: 149 red, 197 green and 160 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #95C5A0?

The complementary color is #C595BA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #95C5A0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.77:1 and white text 1.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#95C5A0 color

#95C5A0 rgb(149, 197, 160)

Shades of green

The hex color #95C5A0 is a light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58.4% red, 77.3% green and 62.7% blue (149, 197, 160).

Its hue angle is 134°, with 29% saturation and 68% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 24% cyan, 0% magenta, 19% yellow and 23% black.

The closest named color is Irish Spring (#90CCA3), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.77:1).

#95C5A0 color codes

HEX	`#95C5A0`
RGB	`rgb(149, 197, 160)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58.4%, 77.3%, 62.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(134, 29%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(134, 24%, 77%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(24%, 0%, 19%, 23%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.36, -23.2, 13.52)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.36, 26.86, 149.77)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(38.704, 48.859, 40.642)`
Decimal	`9815456`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #95C5A0, 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 #95C5A0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.77:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.95:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#95C5A0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.95:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.77:1	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 #95C5A0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #95c5a0; }
.text { color: #95c5a0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #95c5a0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(149 197 160 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #95c5a0, #95c5b8); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #95C5A0?: #95C5A0 is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Irish Spring. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #95C5A0?: The RGB value is 149, 197, 160: 149 red, 197 green and 160 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #95C5A0?: The complementary color is #C595BA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #95C5A0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.77:1 and white text 1.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.