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#95EE9D Color

#95EE9D is rgb(149, 238, 157) in RGB, hsl(125, 72%, 76%) in HSL, and about cmyk(37%, 0%, 34%, 7%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Light Green (#90EE90), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.58. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#95EE9D
HEX#95EE9D
RGBrgb(149, 238, 157)
HSLhsl(125, 72%, 76%)
HSVhsv(125, 37%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(37%, 0%, 34%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(87.3% 0.14 146.3)
LABlab(87.01% -40.02 30.55)
LCHlch(87.01% 50.35 142.65)

What #95EE9D 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 #95EE9D, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Light Green#90EE90ΔE 6.58Pale Green#98FB98ΔE 9.61Granny Smith Apple#A8E4A0ΔE 11.37Mint#98FF98ΔE 11.97Menthol#C1F9A2ΔE 12.84Pastel Green#77DD77ΔE 13.47

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

#95EE9D Channel Values

How #95EE9D 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 238 · B 1578-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 125° · S 72% · L 76%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 125° · S 37% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 37% · M 0% · Y 34% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.4:1 vs white · 14.99:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #95EE9D 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 text1.4:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text14.99:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #95EE9D in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #95EE9D

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #95EE9D; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#95EE9D
Complementary
#EE96E7
Analogous
#BAEE96
Analogous
#96EEC9
Triadic
#9D96EE
Triadic
#EE9D96
Split comp.
#C996EE
Split comp.
#EE96BA

Tints & Shades of #95EE9D

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

#A3F0A9
#B0F2B6
#BDF4C2
#CFF7D2
#DCF9DE
#E9FBEB

Shades

#6AE774
#3ADF47
#20C52E
#199A24
#126E1A
#0A3D0E

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #95EE9D.

How #95EE9D 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#95EE9D
Protanopia#E2E29E
Protanomaly#C8E79D
Deuteranopia#D6D6A0
Deuteranomaly#BFE09F
Tritanopia#A3E6E6
Tritanomaly#9EE9CD
Achromatopsia#DADADA

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #95EE9D in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-95ee9d: #95EE9D;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #95EE9D;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-95ee9d': '#95EE9D' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.584, green: 0.933, blue: 0.616)
Android XML<color name="color_95ee9d">#95EE9D</color>
SVG fillfill="#95EE9D"

More Green Colors

#95EE9D sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#95EE9D Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #95EE9D?

#95EE9D is a light green — rgb(149, 238, 157) in RGB and hsl(125, 72%, 76%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Light Green (#90EE90), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.58.

What is the RGB value of #95EE9D?

#95EE9D is rgb(149, 238, 157) — red 149, green 238, and blue 157 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #95EE9D?

#95EE9D converts to approximately cmyk(37%, 0%, 34%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #95EE9D be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #95EE9D scores 1.4:1 against white and 14.99:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #95EE9D as a CSS color keyword?

No. #95EE9D 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 lightgreen (#90EE90) at a CIE76 distance of 6.58, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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Keep exploring: every green in the color library, the guide to shades of green, or the full color library.