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#95C487 Color

#95C487 is rgb(149, 196, 135) in RGB, hsl(106, 34%, 65%) in HSL, and about cmyk(24%, 0%, 31%, 23%) 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 8.48. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#95C487
HEX#95C487
RGBrgb(149, 196, 135)
HSLhsl(106, 34%, 65%)
HSVhsv(106, 31%, 77%)
CMYKcmyk(24%, 0%, 31%, 23%)
OKLCHoklch(77.1% 0.098 138.6)
LABlab(74.65% -24.71 25.50)
LCHlch(74.65% 35.51 134.10)

What #95C487 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 #95C487, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Dark Sea Green#8FBC8FΔE 8.48Olivine#9AB973ΔE 8.55Pistachio#93C572ΔE 11.07Light Moss Green#ADDFADΔE 11.63Granny Smith Apple#A8E4A0ΔE 11.66Celadon#ACE1AFΔE 12.22

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

#95C487 Channel Values

How #95C487 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 196 · B 1358-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 106° · S 34% · L 65%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 106° · S 31% · V 77%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 24% · M 0% · Y 31% · K 23%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2:1 vs white · 10.52:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #95C487 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 text2:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text10.52:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #95C487 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #95C487

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #95C487; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#95C487
Complementary
#B687C4
Analogous
#B4C487
Analogous
#87C498
Triadic
#8796C4
Triadic
#C48796
Split comp.
#9887C4
Split comp.
#C487B4

Tints & Shades of #95C487

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

#A5CD98
#B1D3A6
#C0DCB7
#CFE4C8
#DEECD9
#EAF3E7

Shades

#7AB569
#64A451
#518542
#3F6732
#2C4823
#1B2C16

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #95C487.

How #95C487 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#95C487
Protanopia#BDBD87
Protanomaly#AEC087
Deuteranopia#B6B689
Deuteranomaly#AABC88
Tritanopia#9EBEBE
Tritanomaly#9AC0AB
Achromatopsia#B7B7B7

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Using #95C487 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-95c487: #95C487;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #95C487;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-95c487': '#95C487' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.584, green: 0.769, blue: 0.529)
Android XML<color name="color_95c487">#95C487</color>
SVG fillfill="#95C487"

More Green Colors

#95C487 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#95C487 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #95C487?

#95C487 is a light green — rgb(149, 196, 135) in RGB and hsl(106, 34%, 65%) 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 8.48.

What is the RGB value of #95C487?

#95C487 is rgb(149, 196, 135) — red 149, green 196, and blue 135 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #95C487?

#95C487 converts to approximately cmyk(24%, 0%, 31%, 23%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #95C487 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #95C487 scores 2:1 against white and 10.52:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #95C487 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #95C487 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 8.48, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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