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#95E656 Color

#95E656 is rgb(149, 230, 86) in RGB, hsl(94, 74%, 62%) in HSL, and about cmyk(35%, 0%, 63%, 10%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Inchworm (#B2EC5D), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.91. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#95E656
HEX#95E656
RGBrgb(149, 230, 86)
HSLhsl(94, 74%, 62%)
HSVhsv(94, 63%, 90%)
CMYKcmyk(35%, 0%, 63%, 10%)
OKLCHoklch(84.4% 0.194 133.9)
LABlab(83.95% -43.26 59.68)
LCHlch(83.95% 73.71 125.94)

What #95E656 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 #95E656, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Inchworm#B2EC5DΔE 8.91Yellow Green#9ACD32ΔE 13.79Sheen Green#8FD400ΔE 16.8Green Lizard#A7F432ΔE 17.63SGBUS Green#55DD33ΔE 18.68Microsoft Green#7DB700ΔE 18.92

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

#95E656 Channel Values

How #95E656 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 230 · B 868-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 94° · S 74% · L 62%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 94° · S 63% · V 90%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 35% · M 0% · Y 63% · K 10%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.53:1 vs white · 13.73:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #95E656 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 text1.53:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text13.73:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #95E656 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #95E656

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #95E656; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#95E656
Complementary
#A856E6
Analogous
#DCE656
Analogous
#56E660
Triadic
#5695E6
Triadic
#E65695
Split comp.
#6056E6
Split comp.
#E656DC

Tints & Shades of #95E656

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

#A3E96D
#B1EC83
#BFF099
#CFF4B4
#DDF7CA
#EBFAE0

Shades

#7EE133
#67C81E
#55A419
#438113
#305D0E
#1C3508

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #95E656.

How #95E656 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#95E656
Protanopia#DBDB57
Protanomaly#C3DF57
Deuteranopia#D0D05C
Deuteranomaly#BBD95A
Tritanopia#A8DADA
Tritanomaly#A0DFB4
Achromatopsia#D1D1D1

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #95E656 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-95e656: #95E656;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #95E656;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-95e656': '#95E656' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.584, green: 0.902, blue: 0.337)
Android XML<color name="color_95e656">#95E656</color>
SVG fillfill="#95E656"

More Green Colors

#95E656 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#95E656 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #95E656?

#95E656 is a light green — rgb(149, 230, 86) in RGB and hsl(94, 74%, 62%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Inchworm (#B2EC5D), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.91.

What is the RGB value of #95E656?

#95E656 is rgb(149, 230, 86) — red 149, green 230, and blue 86 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #95E656?

#95E656 converts to approximately cmyk(35%, 0%, 63%, 10%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #95E656 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #95E656 scores 1.53:1 against white and 13.73:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #95E656 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #95E656 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 yellowgreen (#9ACD32) at a CIE76 distance of 13.79, which is visibly different.

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