What color is #5FAA5E?

#5FAA5E is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Ferntastic. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5FAA5E?

The RGB value is 95, 170, 94: 95 red, 170 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5FAA5E?

The complementary color is #A95EAA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5FAA5E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.4:1 and white text 2.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5FAA5E color

#5FAA5E rgb(95, 170, 94)

Shades of green

The hex color #5FAA5E is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 37.3% red, 66.7% green and 36.9% blue (95, 170, 94).

Its hue angle is 119°, with 31% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 44% cyan, 0% magenta, 45% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Ferntastic (#71AB62), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.4:1).

#5FAA5E color codes

HEX	`#5FAA5E`
RGB	`rgb(95, 170, 94)`
RGB percent	`rgb(37.3%, 66.7%, 36.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(119, 31%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(119, 45%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(44%, 0%, 45%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.33, -39.14, 32.02)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.33, 50.57, 140.72)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.113, 31.989, 15.649)`
Decimal	`6269534`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5FAA5E, 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 #5FAA5E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.4:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.84:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#5FAA5E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.84:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.4:1	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 #5FAA5E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5faa5e; }
.text { color: #5faa5e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5faa5e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(95 170 94 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5faa5e, #5eaa83); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Medium Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #5FAA5E?: #5FAA5E is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Ferntastic. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5FAA5E?: The RGB value is 95, 170, 94: 95 red, 170 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5FAA5E?: The complementary color is #A95EAA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5FAA5E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.4:1 and white text 2.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.