What color is #5FA261?

#5FA261 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Endo. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5FA261?

The RGB value is 95, 162, 97: 95 red, 162 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5FA261?

The complementary color is #A25FA0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5FA261?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.83:1 and white text 3.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5FA261 color

#5FA261 rgb(95, 162, 97)

Shades of green

The hex color #5FA261 is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 37.3% red, 63.5% green and 38% blue (95, 162, 97).

Its hue angle is 122°, with 26% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 41% cyan, 0% magenta, 40% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Endo (#5DA464), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#5FA261 color codes

HEX	`#5FA261`
RGB	`rgb(95, 162, 97)`
RGB percent	`rgb(37.3%, 63.5%, 38%)`
HSL	`hsl(122, 26%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(122, 41%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(41%, 0%, 40%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.9, -35.09, 27.3)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.9, 44.45, 142.12)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.796, 29.135, 15.888)`
Decimal	`6267489`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5FA261, 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 #5FA261	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.83:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.08:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#5FA261 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.08:1	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 #5FA261 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5fa261; }
.text { color: #5fa261; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5fa261; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(95 162 97 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5fa261, #5fa283); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Medium Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #5FA261?: #5FA261 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Endo. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5FA261?: The RGB value is 95, 162, 97: 95 red, 162 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5FA261?: The complementary color is #A25FA0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5FA261?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.83:1 and white text 3.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.