What color is #5FA417?

#5FA417 is a dark, moderate yellow-green, closest to the named color Ruminant’s Paradise. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5FA417?

The RGB value is 95, 164, 23: 95 red, 164 green and 23 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5FA417?

The complementary color is #5C17A4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5FA417?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.81:1 and white text 3.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5FA417 color

#5FA417 rgb(95, 164, 23)

Shades of green

The hex color #5FA417 is a dark, moderate yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 37.3% red, 64.3% green and 9% blue (95, 164, 23).

Its hue angle is 89°, with 75% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 42% cyan, 0% magenta, 86% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Ruminant’s Paradise (#5CA904), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.81:1).

#5FA417 color codes

HEX	`#5FA417`
RGB	`rgb(95, 164, 23)`
RGB percent	`rgb(37.3%, 64.3%, 9%)`
HSL	`hsl(89, 75%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(89, 86%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(42%, 0%, 86%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.82, -43.2, 58.7)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.82, 72.88, 126.35)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.149, 29.045, 5.46)`
Decimal	`6267927`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5FA417, 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 #5FA417	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.81:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.08:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#5FA417 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.08:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.81:1	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 #5FA417 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5fa417; }
.text { color: #5fa417; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5fa417; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(95 164 23 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5fa417, #19a417); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Basil.

Questions

What color is #5FA417?: #5FA417 is a dark, moderate yellow-green, closest to the named color Ruminant’s Paradise. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5FA417?: The RGB value is 95, 164, 23: 95 red, 164 green and 23 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5FA417?: The complementary color is #5C17A4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5FA417?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.81:1 and white text 3.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.