What color is #95C9AC?

#95C9AC 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 #95C9AC?

The RGB value is 149, 201, 172: 149 red, 201 green and 172 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #95C9AC?

The complementary color is #C995B2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #95C9AC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.23:1 and white text 1.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#95C9AC color

#95C9AC rgb(149, 201, 172)

Shades of green

The hex color #95C9AC is a light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58.4% red, 78.8% green and 67.5% blue (149, 201, 172).

Its hue angle is 147°, with 32% saturation and 69% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 26% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 21% black.

The closest named color is Irish Spring (#90CCA3), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.23:1).

#95C9AC color codes

HEX	`#95C9AC`
RGB	`rgb(149, 201, 172)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58.4%, 78.8%, 67.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(147, 32%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(147, 26%, 79%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(26%, 0%, 14%, 21%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.76, -22.9, 9.06)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.76, 24.62, 158.42)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(40.725, 51.14, 46.747)`
Decimal	`9816492`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #95C9AC, 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 #95C9AC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.23:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.87:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#95C9AC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.87:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.23:1	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 #95C9AC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #95c9ac; }
.text { color: #95c9ac; }
.border { border: 2px solid #95c9ac; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(149 201 172 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #95c9ac, #95c9c6); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #95C9AC?: #95C9AC 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 #95C9AC?: The RGB value is 149, 201, 172: 149 red, 201 green and 172 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #95C9AC?: The complementary color is #C995B2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #95C9AC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.23:1 and white text 1.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.