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#95E401 Color

#95E401 is rgb(149, 228, 1) in RGB, hsl(81, 99%, 45%) in HSL, and about cmyk(35%, 0%, 100%, 11%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Green Lizard (#A7F432), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.24. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#95E401
HEX#95E401
RGBrgb(149, 228, 1)
HSLhsl(81, 99%, 45%)
HSVhsv(81, 100%, 89%)
CMYKcmyk(35%, 0%, 100%, 11%)
OKLCHoklch(83.5% 0.226 130.4)
LABlab(83.08% -45.09 79.05)
LCHlch(83.08% 91.00 119.70)

What #95E401 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 #95E401, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Green Lizard#A7F432ΔE 6.24Sheen Green#8FD400ΔE 7.51Green Yellow#ADFF2FΔE 9.33French Lime#9EFD38ΔE 9.74Spring Bud#A7FC00ΔE 10.58Vivid Lime Green#A6D608ΔE 12.54

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

#95E401 Channel Values

How #95E401 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 228 · B 18-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 81° · S 99% · L 45%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 81° · S 100% · V 89%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 35% · M 0% · Y 100% · K 11%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.57:1 vs white · 13.38:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #95E401 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 text1.57:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text13.38:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #95E401 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #95E401

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #95E401; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#95E401
Complementary
#5101E4
Analogous
#E4C201
Analogous
#23E401
Triadic
#0195E4
Triadic
#E40195
Split comp.
#0123E4
Split comp.
#C201E4

Tints & Shades of #95E401

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

#ABFE10
#B7FE34
#C6FE5D
#D2FE80
#E1FFA9
#EDFFCC

Shades

#81C601
#6DA701
#598901
#497001
#355100
#213300

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #95E401.

How #95E401 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#95E401
Protanopia#D9D908
Protanomaly#C2DE05
Deuteranopia#CECE1F
Deuteranomaly#BAD716
Tritanopia#A9D7D7
Tritanomaly#A2DCAB
Achromatopsia#CECECE

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #95E401 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-95e401: #95E401;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #95E401;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-95e401': '#95E401' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.584, green: 0.894, blue: 0.004)
Android XML<color name="color_95e401">#95E401</color>
SVG fillfill="#95E401"

More Green Colors

#95E401 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#95E401 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #95E401?

#95E401 is a mid-tone green — rgb(149, 228, 1) in RGB and hsl(81, 99%, 45%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Green Lizard (#A7F432), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.24.

What is the RGB value of #95E401?

#95E401 is rgb(149, 228, 1) — red 149, green 228, and blue 1 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #95E401?

#95E401 converts to approximately cmyk(35%, 0%, 100%, 11%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #95E401 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #95E401 scores 1.57:1 against white and 13.38:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #95E401 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #95E401 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 greenyellow (#ADFF2F) at a CIE76 distance of 9.33, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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