What color is #5F8059?

#5F8059 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Kale. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5F8059?

The RGB value is 95, 128, 89: 95 red, 128 green and 89 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5F8059?

The complementary color is #7A5980, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5F8059?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.72:1 and white text 4.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5F8059 color

#5F8059 rgb(95, 128, 89)

Shades of green

The hex color #5F8059 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 37.3% red, 50.2% green and 34.9% blue (95, 128, 89).

Its hue angle is 111°, with 18% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 26% cyan, 0% magenta, 30% yellow and 50% black.

The closest named color is Kale (#648251), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.72:1).

#5F8059 color codes

HEX	`#5F8059`
RGB	`rgb(95, 128, 89)`
RGB percent	`rgb(37.3%, 50.2%, 34.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(111, 18%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(111, 30%, 50%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(26%, 0%, 30%, 50%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.21, -19.81, 17.5)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.21, 26.43, 138.54)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.241, 18.592, 12.288)`
Decimal	`6258777`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5F8059, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #5F8059	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.72:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.45:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#5F8059 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.45:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.72:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #5F8059 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5f8059; }
.text { color: #5f8059; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5f8059; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(95 128 89 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5f8059, #598067); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #5F8059?: #5F8059 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Kale. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5F8059?: The RGB value is 95, 128, 89: 95 red, 128 green and 89 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5F8059?: The complementary color is #7A5980, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5F8059?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.72:1 and white text 4.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.