What color is #5F8473?

#5F8473 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Aloe Vera. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5F8473?

The RGB value is 95, 132, 115: 95 red, 132 green and 115 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5F8473?

The complementary color is #845F70, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5F8473?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.03:1 and white text 4.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5F8473 color

#5F8473 rgb(95, 132, 115)

Shades of green

The hex color #5F8473 is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 37.3% red, 51.8% green and 45.1% blue (95, 132, 115).

Its hue angle is 152°, with 16% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 28% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Aloe Vera (#678779), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.03:1).

#5F8473 color codes

HEX	`#5F8473`
RGB	`rgb(95, 132, 115)`
RGB percent	`rgb(37.3%, 51.8%, 45.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(152, 16%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(152, 28%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(28%, 0%, 13%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.03, -16.79, 5.02)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.03, 17.53, 163.36)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.064, 20.173, 19.264)`
Decimal	`6259827`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5F8473, 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 #5F8473	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.03:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.17:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#5F8473 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.17:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.03:1	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 #5F8473 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5f8473; }
.text { color: #5f8473; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5f8473; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(95 132 115 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5f8473, #5f8384); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #5F8473?: #5F8473 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Aloe Vera. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5F8473?: The RGB value is 95, 132, 115: 95 red, 132 green and 115 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5F8473?: The complementary color is #845F70, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5F8473?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.03:1 and white text 4.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.