What color is #5F8446?

#5F8446 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Shepherd’s Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5F8446?

The RGB value is 95, 132, 70: 95 red, 132 green and 70 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5F8446?

The complementary color is #6B4684, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5F8446?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.88:1 and white text 4.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5F8446 color

#5F8446 rgb(95, 132, 70)

Shades of green

The hex color #5F8446 is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 37.3% red, 51.8% green and 27.5% blue (95, 132, 70).

Its hue angle is 96°, with 31% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 28% cyan, 0% magenta, 47% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Shepherd’s Green (#5A8643), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.88:1).

#5F8446 color codes

HEX	`#5F8446`
RGB	`rgb(95, 132, 70)`
RGB percent	`rgb(37.3%, 51.8%, 27.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(96, 31%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(96, 47%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(28%, 0%, 47%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.13, -24.8, 29.29)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.13, 38.38, 130.26)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.076, 19.377, 8.792)`
Decimal	`6259782`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5F8446, 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 #5F8446	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.88:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.31:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#5F8446 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.31:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.88:1	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 #5F8446 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5f8446; }
.text { color: #5f8446; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5f8446; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(95 132 70 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5f8446, #46844c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Fern Green.

Questions

What color is #5F8446?: #5F8446 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Shepherd’s Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5F8446?: The RGB value is 95, 132, 70: 95 red, 132 green and 70 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5F8446?: The complementary color is #6B4684, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5F8446?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.88:1 and white text 4.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.