What color is #5F9D69?

#5F9D69 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Leafy. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5F9D69?

The RGB value is 95, 157, 105: 95 red, 157 green and 105 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5F9D69?

The complementary color is #9D5F93, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5F9D69?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.51:1 and white text 3.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5F9D69 color

#5F9D69 rgb(95, 157, 105)

Shades of green

The hex color #5F9D69 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 37.3% red, 61.6% green and 41.2% blue (95, 157, 105).

Its hue angle is 130°, with 25% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 39% cyan, 0% magenta, 33% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Leafy (#679B6A), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.51:1).

#5F9D69 color codes

HEX	`#5F9D69`
RGB	`rgb(95, 157, 105)`
RGB percent	`rgb(37.3%, 61.6%, 41.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(130, 25%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(130, 39%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(39%, 0%, 33%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.49, -31.39, 21.08)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.49, 37.82, 146.12)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.325, 27.566, 17.664)`
Decimal	`6266217`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5F9D69, 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 #5F9D69	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.51:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.22:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#5F9D69 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.22:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.51:1	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 #5F9D69 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5f9d69; }
.text { color: #5f9d69; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5f9d69; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(95 157 105 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5f9d69, #5f9d88); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Shamrock Green.

Questions

What color is #5F9D69?: #5F9D69 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Leafy. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5F9D69?: The RGB value is 95, 157, 105: 95 red, 157 green and 105 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5F9D69?: The complementary color is #9D5F93, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5F9D69?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.51:1 and white text 3.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.