What color is #5FAA59?

#5FAA59 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Jungle Jewels. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5FAA59?

The RGB value is 95, 170, 89: 95 red, 170 green and 89 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5FAA59?

The complementary color is #A459AA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5FAA59?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.38:1 and white text 2.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5FAA59 color

#5FAA59 rgb(95, 170, 89)

Shades of green

The hex color #5FAA59 is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 37.3% red, 66.7% green and 34.9% blue (95, 170, 89).

Its hue angle is 116°, with 32% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 44% cyan, 0% magenta, 48% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Jungle Jewels (#58A64B), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.38:1).

#5FAA59 color codes

HEX	`#5FAA59`
RGB	`rgb(95, 170, 89)`
RGB percent	`rgb(37.3%, 66.7%, 34.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(116, 32%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(116, 48%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(44%, 0%, 48%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.26, -39.87, 34.51)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.26, 52.74, 139.12)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.896, 31.902, 14.506)`
Decimal	`6269529`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5FAA59, 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 #5FAA59	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.38:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.85:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#5FAA59 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.85:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.38:1	Pass	Pass	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 #5FAA59 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5faa59; }
.text { color: #5faa59; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5faa59; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(95 170 89 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5faa59, #59aa7b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Medium Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #5FAA59?: #5FAA59 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Jungle Jewels. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5FAA59?: The RGB value is 95, 170, 89: 95 red, 170 green and 89 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5FAA59?: The complementary color is #A459AA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5FAA59?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.38:1 and white text 2.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.