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#95EF5D Color

#95EF5D is rgb(149, 239, 93) in RGB, hsl(97, 82%, 65%) in HSL, and about cmyk(38%, 0%, 61%, 6%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Inchworm (#B2EC5D), visibly different at ΔE 11.26. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#95EF5D
HEX#95EF5D
RGBrgb(149, 239, 93)
HSLhsl(97, 82%, 65%)
HSVhsv(97, 61%, 94%)
CMYKcmyk(38%, 0%, 61%, 6%)
OKLCHoklch(86.6% 0.2 135.3)
LABlab(86.62% -46.29 59.70)
LCHlch(86.62% 75.54 127.79)

What #95EF5D 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 #95EF5D, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Inchworm#B2EC5DΔE 11.26SGBUS Green#55DD33ΔE 17.09Green Lizard#A7F432ΔE 17.19Yellow Green#9ACD32ΔE 17.49Screamin' Green#66FF66ΔE 17.91French Lime#9EFD38ΔE 18.05

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

#95EF5D Channel Values

How #95EF5D 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 239 · B 938-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 97° · S 82% · L 65%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 97° · S 61% · V 94%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 38% · M 0% · Y 61% · K 6%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.42:1 vs white · 14.78:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #95EF5D 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 text1.42:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text14.78:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #95EF5D in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #95EF5D

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #95EF5D; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#95EF5D
Complementary
#B75DEF
Analogous
#DEEF5D
Analogous
#5DEF6E
Triadic
#5D95EF
Triadic
#EF5D95
Split comp.
#6E5DEF
Split comp.
#EF5DDE

Tints & Shades of #95EF5D

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

#A4F174
#B0F386
#BFF59E
#CEF8B5
#DEFACC
#EAFCDF

Shades

#79EB33
#63DF16
#50B512
#3E8B0E
#2B610A
#1B3C06

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #95EF5D.

How #95EF5D 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#95EF5D
Protanopia#E3E35E
Protanomaly#C8E85E
Deuteranopia#D7D763
Deuteranomaly#C0E161
Tritanopia#A9E3E3
Tritanomaly#A1E8BC
Achromatopsia#D8D8D8

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #95EF5D in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-95ef5d: #95EF5D;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #95EF5D;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-95ef5d': '#95EF5D' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.584, green: 0.937, blue: 0.365)
Android XML<color name="color_95ef5d">#95EF5D</color>
SVG fillfill="#95EF5D"

More Green Colors

#95EF5D sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000200fdfff5001f00f7fee7002400f7fbf5002c22f5fffa002e00f5fff5003300f0fff000800000db870d542b20483f33cc6646c3995ea50072863991e0b7a3f5d8bcd7bcd1ffed

#95EF5D Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #95EF5D?

#95EF5D is a light green — rgb(149, 239, 93) in RGB and hsl(97, 82%, 65%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Inchworm (#B2EC5D), which is visibly different at a CIE76 distance of 11.26.

What is the RGB value of #95EF5D?

#95EF5D is rgb(149, 239, 93) — red 149, green 239, and blue 93 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #95EF5D?

#95EF5D converts to approximately cmyk(38%, 0%, 61%, 6%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #95EF5D be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #95EF5D scores 1.42:1 against white and 14.78:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #95EF5D as a CSS color keyword?

No. #95EF5D 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 17.49, which is visibly different.

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