Palettes / Colors / #95BBAB

#95BBAB — Light Dusty Green

#95BBAB is a green color we call Light Dusty Green, closest to the named color DarkGray (#A9A9A9). It belongs to the green family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: darkgray (#A9A9A9) — not an exact match. CSS darkgray gives you #A9A9A9, a different color; use #95BBAB 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.

#95BBAB is a cool 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 #BB95A5; it also sits naturally between #95BB98 and #95B8BB. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 58% · Green 73% · Blue 67%

Cyan 20% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 9% · Key 27%

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

Previews

CSS code for #95BBAB

.text { color: #95BBAB; }
.background { background-color: #95BBAB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #95BBAB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(149, 187, 171); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(155, 22%, 66%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #95BBAB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(149, 187, 171, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #95BBAB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(149, 187, 171, 0.8); }

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

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #BB95A5:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #95BBAB: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #95BBAB

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 #95BBAB 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 #95BBAB 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

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #95BBAB?

#95BBAB is Light Dusty Green, a green color (RGB 149, 187, 171). Its closest standard named color is DarkGray.

What is the RGB and HSL of #95BBAB?

#95BBAB is RGB 149, 187, 171 — HSL 155°, 22%, 66% — CMYK 20%, 0%, 9%, 27%.

What colors go with #95BBAB?

Its complement is #BB95A5; analogous partners are #95BB98 and #95B8BB. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #95BBAB for text?

Black text on #95BBAB has a contrast ratio of 9.97:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.11:1.