What color is #5FA173?

#5FA173 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Yoda. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5FA173?

The RGB value is 95, 161, 115: 95 red, 161 green and 115 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5FA173?

The complementary color is #A15F8D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5FA173?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.83:1 and white text 3.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5FA173 color

#5FA173 rgb(95, 161, 115)

Shades of green

The hex color #5FA173 is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 37.3% red, 63.1% green and 45.1% blue (95, 161, 115).

Its hue angle is 138°, with 26% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 41% cyan, 0% magenta, 29% yellow and 37% black.

The closest named color is Yoda (#53A079), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.83:1).

#5FA173 color codes

HEX	`#5FA173`
RGB	`rgb(95, 161, 115)`
RGB percent	`rgb(37.3%, 63.1%, 45.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(138, 26%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(138, 41%, 63%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(41%, 0%, 29%, 37%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.92, -31.43, 17.51)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.92, 35.98, 150.88)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.557, 29.159, 20.761)`
Decimal	`6267251`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5FA173, 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 #5FA173	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.83:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.07:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#5FA173 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.07:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.83:1	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 #5FA173 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5fa173; }
.text { color: #5fa173; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5fa173; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(95 161 115 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5fa173, #5fa194); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Jade.

Questions

What color is #5FA173?: #5FA173 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Yoda. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5FA173?: The RGB value is 95, 161, 115: 95 red, 161 green and 115 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5FA173?: The complementary color is #A15F8D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5FA173?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.83:1 and white text 3.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.