What color is #5F8E3B?

#5F8E3B is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Hidden Paradise. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5F8E3B?

The RGB value is 95, 142, 59: 95 red, 142 green and 59 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5F8E3B?

The complementary color is #6A3B8E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5F8E3B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.42:1 and white text 3.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5F8E3B color

#5F8E3B rgb(95, 142, 59)

Shades of green

The hex color #5F8E3B is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 37.3% red, 55.7% green and 23.1% blue (95, 142, 59).

Its hue angle is 94°, with 41% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 33% cyan, 0% magenta, 58% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Hidden Paradise (#5E8B3D), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.42:1).

#5F8E3B color codes

HEX	`#5F8E3B`
RGB	`rgb(95, 142, 59)`
RGB percent	`rgb(37.3%, 55.7%, 23.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(94, 41%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(94, 58%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(33%, 0%, 58%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.13, -30.98, 38.56)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.13, 49.46, 128.79)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.181, 22.094, 7.602)`
Decimal	`6262331`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5F8E3B, 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 #5F8E3B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.42:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.88:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#5F8E3B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.88:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.42:1	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 #5F8E3B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5f8e3b; }
.text { color: #5f8e3b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5f8e3b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(95 142 59 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5f8e3b, #3b8e41); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #5F8E3B?: #5F8E3B is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Hidden Paradise. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5F8E3B?: The RGB value is 95, 142, 59: 95 red, 142 green and 59 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5F8E3B?: The complementary color is #6A3B8E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5F8E3B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.42:1 and white text 3.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.