What color is #5F8459?

#5F8459 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Kale. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5F8459?

The RGB value is 95, 132, 89: 95 red, 132 green and 89 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5F8459?

The complementary color is #7E5984, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5F8459?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.93:1 and white text 4.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5F8459 color

#5F8459 rgb(95, 132, 89)

Shades of green

The hex color #5F8459 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 37.3% red, 51.8% green and 34.9% blue (95, 132, 89).

Its hue angle is 112°, with 19% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 28% cyan, 0% magenta, 33% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Kale (#648251), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.93:1).

#5F8459 color codes

HEX	`#5F8459`
RGB	`rgb(95, 132, 89)`
RGB percent	`rgb(37.3%, 51.8%, 34.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(112, 19%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(112, 33%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(28%, 0%, 33%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.45, -21.88, 19.17)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.45, 29.1, 138.78)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.773, 19.656, 12.465)`
Decimal	`6259801`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5F8459, 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 #5F8459	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.93:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.26:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#5F8459 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.26:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.93:1	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 #5F8459 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5f8459; }
.text { color: #5f8459; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5f8459; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(95 132 89 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5f8459, #598468); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Fern Green.

Questions

What color is #5F8459?: #5F8459 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Kale. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5F8459?: The RGB value is 95, 132, 89: 95 red, 132 green and 89 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5F8459?: The complementary color is #7E5984, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5F8459?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.93:1 and white text 4.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.