What color is #95CA8E?

#95CA8E is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Botanist. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #95CA8E?

The RGB value is 149, 202, 142: 149 red, 202 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #95CA8E?

The complementary color is #C38ECA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #95CA8E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.12:1 and white text 1.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#95CA8E color

#95CA8E rgb(149, 202, 142)

Shades of green

The hex color #95CA8E is a light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58.4% red, 79.2% green and 55.7% blue (149, 202, 142).

Its hue angle is 113°, with 36% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 26% cyan, 0% magenta, 30% yellow and 21% black.

The closest named color is Botanist (#9AD28C), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.12:1).

#95CA8E color codes

HEX	`#95CA8E`
RGB	`rgb(149, 202, 142)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58.4%, 79.2%, 55.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(113, 36%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(113, 30%, 79%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(26%, 0%, 30%, 21%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.43, -28.77, 24.57)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.43, 37.83, 139.5)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(38.396, 50.582, 33.326)`
Decimal	`9816718`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #95CA8E, 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 #95CA8E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.12:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.89:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#95CA8E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.89:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.12:1	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 #95CA8E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #95ca8e; }
.text { color: #95ca8e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #95ca8e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(149 202 142 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #95ca8e, #8ecaa5); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #95CA8E?: #95CA8E is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Botanist. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #95CA8E?: The RGB value is 149, 202, 142: 149 red, 202 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #95CA8E?: The complementary color is #C38ECA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #95CA8E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.12:1 and white text 1.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.