What color is #5F8B7D?

#5F8B7D 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 #5F8B7D?

The RGB value is 95, 139, 125: 95 red, 139 green and 125 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5F8B7D?

The complementary color is #8B5F6D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5F8B7D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.48:1 and white text 3.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5F8B7D color

#5F8B7D rgb(95, 139, 125)

Shades of green

The hex color #5F8B7D is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 37.3% red, 54.5% green and 49% blue (95, 139, 125).

Its hue angle is 161°, with 19% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 32% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Aloe Vera (#678779), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.48:1).

#5F8B7D color codes

HEX	`#5F8B7D`
RGB	`rgb(95, 139, 125)`
RGB percent	`rgb(37.3%, 54.5%, 49%)`
HSL	`hsl(161, 19%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(161, 32%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(32%, 0%, 10%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.43, -18.29, 2.68)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.43, 18.48, 171.66)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.652, 22.378, 22.787)`
Decimal	`6261629`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5F8B7D, 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 #5F8B7D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.48:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.84:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#5F8B7D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.84:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.48:1	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 #5F8B7D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5f8b7d; }
.text { color: #5f8b7d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5f8b7d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(95 139 125 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5f8b7d, #5f838b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Juniper.

Questions

What color is #5F8B7D?: #5F8B7D 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 #5F8B7D?: The RGB value is 95, 139, 125: 95 red, 139 green and 125 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5F8B7D?: The complementary color is #8B5F6D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5F8B7D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.48:1 and white text 3.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.