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#95CC8F Color

#95CC8F is rgb(149, 204, 143) in RGB, hsl(114, 37%, 68%) in HSL, and about cmyk(27%, 0%, 30%, 20%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Granny Smith Apple (#A8E4A0), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.75. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#95CC8F
HEX#95CC8F
RGBrgb(149, 204, 143)
HSLhsl(114, 37%, 68%)
HSVhsv(114, 30%, 80%)
CMYKcmyk(27%, 0%, 30%, 20%)
OKLCHoklch(79.1% 0.102 142.1)
LABlab(77.06% -27.34 24.54)
LCHlch(77.06% 36.74 138.09)

What #95CC8F 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 #95CC8F, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Granny Smith Apple#A8E4A0ΔE 8.75Light Moss Green#ADDFADΔE 9.7Dark Sea Green#8FBC8FΔE 9.81Celadon#ACE1AFΔE 9.99Olivine#9AB973ΔE 11.79Pistachio#93C572ΔE 11.8

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

#95CC8F Channel Values

How #95CC8F 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 204 · B 1438-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 114° · S 37% · L 68%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 114° · S 30% · V 80%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 27% · M 0% · Y 30% · K 20%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.86:1 vs white · 11.31:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #95CC8F 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 text11.31:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #95CC8F in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #95CC8F

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #95CC8F; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#95CC8F
Complementary
#C68FCC
Analogous
#B3CC8F
Analogous
#8FCCA7
Triadic
#8F95CC
Triadic
#CC8F95
Split comp.
#A78FCC
Split comp.
#CC8FB3

Tints & Shades of #95CC8F

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

#A2D29D
#B3DAAF
#C0E0BD
#CDE7CB
#DBEDD9
#EBF5EA

Shades

#78BD70
#5AAF50
#4A8F42
#386C32
#274D23
#172D15

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #95CC8F.

How #95CC8F 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#95CC8F
Protanopia#C4C48F
Protanomaly#B3C78F
Deuteranopia#BCBC91
Deuteranomaly#AEC390
Tritanopia#9EC6C6
Tritanomaly#9BC8B2
Achromatopsia#BEBEBE

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #95CC8F in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-95cc8f: #95CC8F;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #95CC8F;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-95cc8f': '#95CC8F' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.584, green: 0.800, blue: 0.561)
Android XML<color name="color_95cc8f">#95CC8F</color>
SVG fillfill="#95CC8F"

More Green Colors

#95CC8F sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#95CC8F Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #95CC8F?

#95CC8F is a light green — rgb(149, 204, 143) in RGB and hsl(114, 37%, 68%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Granny Smith Apple (#A8E4A0), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.75.

What is the RGB value of #95CC8F?

#95CC8F is rgb(149, 204, 143) — red 149, green 204, and blue 143 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #95CC8F?

#95CC8F converts to approximately cmyk(27%, 0%, 30%, 20%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #95CC8F be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #95CC8F scores 1.86:1 against white and 11.31:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #95CC8F as a CSS color keyword?

No. #95CC8F 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 9.81, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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