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#95CB99 Color

#95CB99 is rgb(149, 203, 153) in RGB, hsl(124, 34%, 69%) in HSL, and about cmyk(27%, 0%, 25%, 20%) 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 6.08. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#95CB99
HEX#95CB99
RGBrgb(149, 203, 153)
HSLhsl(124, 34%, 69%)
HSVhsv(124, 27%, 80%)
CMYKcmyk(27%, 0%, 25%, 20%)
OKLCHoklch(79.1% 0.09 146.5)
LABlab(76.94% -25.65 19.16)
LCHlch(76.94% 32.01 143.25)

What #95CB99 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 #95CB99, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Dark Sea Green#8FBC8FΔE 6.08Eton Blue#96C8A2ΔE 6.34Light Moss Green#ADDFADΔE 7.6Celadon#ACE1AFΔE 7.98Turquoise Green#A0D6B4ΔE 9.54Teal Deer#99E6B3ΔE 11.09

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

#95CB99 Channel Values

How #95CB99 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 203 · B 1538-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 124° · S 34% · L 69%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 124° · S 27% · V 80%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 27% · M 0% · Y 25% · K 20%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.86:1 vs white · 11.28:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #95CB99 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 text1.86:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text11.28:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #95CB99 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #95CB99

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #95CB99; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#95CB99
Complementary
#CB95C7
Analogous
#ACCB95
Analogous
#95CBB4
Triadic
#9995CB
Triadic
#CB9995
Split comp.
#B495CB
Split comp.
#CB95AC

Tints & Shades of #95CB99

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

#A3D2A6
#B0D8B3
#BEDFC0
#CFE7D1
#DDEEDE
#EAF5EB

Shades

#76BC7B
#54AB5A
#458C4A
#366D3A
#274F29
#162C17

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #95CB99.

How #95CB99 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#95CB99
Protanopia#C3C399
Protanomaly#B3C699
Deuteranopia#BBBB9B
Deuteranomaly#ADC29A
Tritanopia#9DC6C6
Tritanomaly#9AC8B5
Achromatopsia#BEBEBE

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #95CB99 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-95cb99: #95CB99;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #95CB99;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-95cb99': '#95CB99' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.584, green: 0.796, blue: 0.600)
Android XML<color name="color_95cb99">#95CB99</color>
SVG fillfill="#95CB99"

More Green Colors

#95CB99 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#95CB99 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #95CB99?

#95CB99 is a light green — rgb(149, 203, 153) in RGB and hsl(124, 34%, 69%) 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 6.08.

What is the RGB value of #95CB99?

#95CB99 is rgb(149, 203, 153) — red 149, green 203, and blue 153 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #95CB99?

#95CB99 converts to approximately cmyk(27%, 0%, 25%, 20%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #95CB99 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #95CB99 scores 1.86:1 against white and 11.28:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #95CB99 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #95CB99 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 6.08, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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