What color is #5F903E?

#5F903E is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Indica. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5F903E?

The RGB value is 95, 144, 62: 95 red, 144 green and 62 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5F903E?

The complementary color is #6F3E90, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5F903E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.55:1 and white text 3.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5F903E color

#5F903E rgb(95, 144, 62)

Shades of green

The hex color #5F903E is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 37.3% red, 56.5% green and 24.3% blue (95, 144, 62).

Its hue angle is 96°, with 40% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 34% cyan, 0% magenta, 57% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Indica (#588C3A), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.55:1).

#5F903E color codes

HEX	`#5F903E`
RGB	`rgb(95, 144, 62)`
RGB percent	`rgb(37.3%, 56.5%, 24.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(96, 40%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(96, 57%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(34%, 0%, 57%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.79, -31.59, 37.86)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.79, 49.31, 129.85)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.562, 22.727, 8.123)`
Decimal	`6262846`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5F903E, 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 #5F903E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.55:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.79:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#5F903E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.79:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.55:1	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 #5F903E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5f903e; }
.text { color: #5f903e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5f903e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(95 144 62 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5f903e, #3e9046); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #5F903E?: #5F903E is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Indica. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5F903E?: The RGB value is 95, 144, 62: 95 red, 144 green and 62 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5F903E?: The complementary color is #6F3E90, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5F903E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.55:1 and white text 3.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.