What color is #5F8F5B?

#5F8F5B is a grayish green, closest to the named color Medusa. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5F8F5B?

The RGB value is 95, 143, 91: 95 red, 143 green and 91 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5F8F5B?

The complementary color is #8B5B8F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5F8F5B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.57:1 and white text 3.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5F8F5B color

#5F8F5B rgb(95, 143, 91)

Shades of green

The hex color #5F8F5B is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 37.3% red, 56.1% green and 35.7% blue (95, 143, 91).

Its hue angle is 115°, with 22% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 34% cyan, 0% magenta, 36% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Medusa (#559260), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.57:1).

#5F8F5B color codes

HEX	`#5F8F5B`
RGB	`rgb(95, 143, 91)`
RGB percent	`rgb(37.3%, 56.1%, 35.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(115, 22%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(115, 36%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(34%, 0%, 36%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.9, -27.08, 22.67)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.9, 35.31, 140.06)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.429, 22.832, 13.437)`
Decimal	`6262619`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5F8F5B, 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 #5F8F5B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.57:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.77:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#5F8F5B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.77:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.57:1	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 #5F8F5B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5f8f5b; }
.text { color: #5f8f5b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5f8f5b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(95 143 91 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5f8f5b, #5b8f71); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #5F8F5B?: #5F8F5B is a grayish green, closest to the named color Medusa. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5F8F5B?: The RGB value is 95, 143, 91: 95 red, 143 green and 91 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5F8F5B?: The complementary color is #8B5B8F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5F8F5B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.57:1 and white text 3.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.