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#95BC85 Color

#95BC85 is rgb(149, 188, 133) in RGB, hsl(103, 29%, 63%) in HSL, and about cmyk(21%, 0%, 29%, 26%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Dark Sea Green (#8FBC8F), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.75. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#95BC85
HEX#95BC85
RGBrgb(149, 188, 133)
HSLhsl(103, 29%, 63%)
HSVhsv(103, 29%, 74%)
CMYKcmyk(21%, 0%, 29%, 26%)
OKLCHoklch(75.3% 0.087 136.8)
LABlab(72.34% -21.30 23.48)
LCHlch(72.34% 31.70 132.21)

What #95BC85 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #95BC85, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Dark Sea Green#8FBC8FΔE 5.75Olivine#9AB973ΔE 8.58Eton Blue#96C8A2ΔE 10.79Sage#9CAF88ΔE 11.21Light Moss Green#ADDFADΔE 13.04Asparagus#7BA05BΔE 13.3

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every green in the library.

#95BC85 Channel Values

How #95BC85 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 149 · G 188 · B 1338-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 103° · S 29% · L 63%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 103° · S 29% · V 74%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 21% · M 0% · Y 29% · K 26%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.14:1 vs white · 9.81:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #95BC85 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text2.14:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text9.81:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #95BC85 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #95BC85

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #95BC85; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#95BC85
Complementary
#AD85BC
Analogous
#B0BC85
Analogous
#85BC91
Triadic
#8595BC
Triadic
#BC8595
Split comp.
#9185BC
Split comp.
#BC85B0

Tints & Shades of #95BC85

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#A3C596
#B1CEA6
#C0D7B7
#CEE0C7
#DDE9D8
#EBF2E8

Shades

#7EAE6B
#679753
#557D45
#415F35
#2F4526
#1B2716

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #95BC85.

How #95BC85 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#95BC85
Protanopia#B6B685
Protanomaly#AAB885
Deuteranopia#B0B086
Deuteranomaly#A6B586
Tritanopia#9CB6B6
Tritanomaly#9AB9A5
Achromatopsia#B1B1B1

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #95BC85 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-95bc85: #95BC85;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #95BC85;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-95bc85': '#95BC85' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.584, green: 0.737, blue: 0.522)
Android XML<color name="color_95bc85">#95BC85</color>
SVG fillfill="#95BC85"

More Green Colors

#95BC85 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#95BC85 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #95BC85?

#95BC85 is a light green — rgb(149, 188, 133) in RGB and hsl(103, 29%, 63%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Dark Sea Green (#8FBC8F), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.75.

What is the RGB value of #95BC85?

#95BC85 is rgb(149, 188, 133) — red 149, green 188, and blue 133 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #95BC85?

#95BC85 converts to approximately cmyk(21%, 0%, 29%, 26%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #95BC85 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #95BC85 scores 2.14:1 against white and 9.81:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #95BC85 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #95BC85 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is darkseagreen (#8FBC8F) at a CIE76 distance of 5.75, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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