What color is #95CFA6?

#95CFA6 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 #95CFA6?

The RGB value is 149, 207, 166: 149 red, 207 green and 166 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #95CFA6?

The complementary color is #CF95BE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #95CFA6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.75:1 and white text 1.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#95CFA6 color

#95CFA6 rgb(149, 207, 166)

Shades of green

The hex color #95CFA6 is a light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58.4% red, 81.2% green and 65.1% blue (149, 207, 166).

Its hue angle is 138°, with 38% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 28% cyan, 0% magenta, 20% yellow and 19% black.

The closest named color is Irish Spring (#90CCA3), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.75:1).

#95CFA6 color codes

HEX	`#95CFA6`
RGB	`rgb(149, 207, 166)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58.4%, 81.2%, 65.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(138, 38%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(138, 28%, 81%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(28%, 0%, 20%, 19%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(78.33, -26.99, 14.48)`
CIE LCH	`lch(78.33, 30.63, 151.78)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(41.588, 53.767, 44.256)`
Decimal	`9818022`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #95CFA6, 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 #95CFA6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.75:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.79:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#95CFA6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.79:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.75:1	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 #95CFA6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #95cfa6; }
.text { color: #95cfa6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #95cfa6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(149 207 166 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #95cfa6, #95cfc3); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #95CFA6?: #95CFA6 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 #95CFA6?: The RGB value is 149, 207, 166: 149 red, 207 green and 166 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #95CFA6?: The complementary color is #CF95BE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #95CFA6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.75:1 and white text 1.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.