Palettes / Colors / #95BB97

#95BB97 — Light Dusty Green

#95BB97 is a green color we call Light Dusty Green, closest to the named color DarkSeaGreen (#8FBC8F). It belongs to the green family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: darkseagreen (#8FBC8F) — not an exact match. CSS darkseagreen gives you #8FBC8F, a different color; use #95BB97 when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#95BB97 is a warm-leaning green color associated with growth, calm and balance. It sits comfortably in the middle: usable for large areas in soft schemes, or as a supporting color beside something stronger.

Its strongest partner is its complement #BB95B9; it also sits naturally between #A6BB95 and #95BBAA. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

Copy HEX Copy RGB Copy HSL Download PNG swatch SVG

Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 58% · Green 73% · Blue 59%

Cyan 20% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 19% · Key 27%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #95BB97

.text { color: #95BB97; }
.background { background-color: #95BB97; }
.border { border: 3px solid #95BB97; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(149, 187, 151); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(123, 22%, 66%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #95BB97; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(149, 187, 151, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #95BB97; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(149, 187, 151, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#95BB97">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#95BB97">Div content here</div>

Shades of #95BB97

Tints of #95BB97

Tones of #95BB97

Color harmonies

Complementary — #BB95B9:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #95BB97: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #95BB97

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

How #95BB97 looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #95BB97 rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

← #95BB96  ·  #95BB98 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #95BB97?

#95BB97 is Light Dusty Green, a green color (RGB 149, 187, 151). Its closest standard named color is DarkSeaGreen.

What is the RGB and HSL of #95BB97?

#95BB97 is RGB 149, 187, 151 — HSL 123°, 22%, 66% — CMYK 20%, 0%, 19%, 27%.

What colors go with #95BB97?

Its complement is #BB95B9; analogous partners are #A6BB95 and #95BBAA. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #95BB97 for text?

Black text on #95BB97 has a contrast ratio of 9.83:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.14:1.