What color is #5FA252?

#5FA252 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Muted Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5FA252?

The RGB value is 95, 162, 82: 95 red, 162 green and 82 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5FA252?

The complementary color is #9552A2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5FA252?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.78:1 and white text 3.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5FA252 color

#5FA252 rgb(95, 162, 82)

Shades of green

The hex color #5FA252 is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 37.3% red, 63.5% green and 32.2% blue (95, 162, 82).

Its hue angle is 110°, with 33% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 41% cyan, 0% magenta, 49% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Muted Green (#5FA052), a difference of 0.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.78:1).

#5FA252 color codes

HEX	`#5FA252`
RGB	`rgb(95, 162, 82)`
RGB percent	`rgb(37.3%, 63.5%, 32.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(110, 33%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(110, 49%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(41%, 0%, 49%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.68, -37.32, 34.88)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.68, 51.08, 136.94)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.162, 28.882, 12.546)`
Decimal	`6267474`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5FA252, 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 #5FA252	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.78:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.1:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#5FA252 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.1:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.78:1	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 #5FA252 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5fa252; }
.text { color: #5fa252; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5fa252; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(95 162 82 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5fa252, #52a26d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Basil.

Questions

What color is #5FA252?: #5FA252 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Muted Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5FA252?: The RGB value is 95, 162, 82: 95 red, 162 green and 82 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5FA252?: The complementary color is #9552A2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5FA252?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.78:1 and white text 3.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.