Palettes / Colors / #95EFAE
#95EFAE — Light Green
#95EFAE is a green color we call Light Green, closest to the named color PaleGreen (#98FB98). It belongs to the green family.
Color name
Closest CSS keyword: palegreen (#98FB98) — not an exact match. CSS palegreen gives you #98FB98, a different color; use #95EFAE 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.
#95EFAE is a warm-leaning green color associated with growth, calm and balance. It is saturated enough to be the accent — buttons, highlights and calls to action — while neutrals do the quiet work around it.
Its strongest partner is its complement #EF95D5; it also sits naturally between #A8EF95 and #95EFDB. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #95EFAE |
|---|---|
| RGB | 149, 239, 174 |
| HSL | 137°, 74%, 76% |
| HSV | 137°, 38%, 94% |
| CMYK | 38%, 0%, 27%, 6% |
| XYZ | 50.90, 71.18, 51.10 |
| Yxy | 71.18, 0.2939, 0.4110 |
| CIE-Lab | 87.57, -40.39, 23.15 |
| Hunter Lab | 84.37, -36.01, 19.27 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 58% · Green 94% · Blue 68%
Cyan 38% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 27% · Key 6%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #95EFAE
.text { color: #95EFAE; }
.background { background-color: #95EFAE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #95EFAE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(149, 239, 174); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(137, 74%, 76%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #95EFAE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(149, 239, 174, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #95EFAE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(149, 239, 174, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#95EFAE">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#95EFAE">Div content here</div>
Shades of #95EFAE
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #EF95D5:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.38:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 15.24:1 AAA |
Best text color on #95EFAE: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #95EFAE
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:
Smaller body text shows the effect best.
Blended color: · Contrast against #95EFAE: ·
How #95EFAE 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 #95EFAE rather than the exact color:
Similar colors
The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:
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Frequently asked questions
What color is #95EFAE?
#95EFAE is Light Green, a green color (RGB 149, 239, 174). Its closest standard named color is PaleGreen.
What is the RGB and HSL of #95EFAE?
#95EFAE is RGB 149, 239, 174 — HSL 137°, 74%, 76% — CMYK 38%, 0%, 27%, 6%.
What colors go with #95EFAE?
Its complement is #EF95D5; analogous partners are #A8EF95 and #95EFDB. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #95EFAE for text?
Black text on #95EFAE has a contrast ratio of 15.24:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.38:1.