What color is #5FAF50?

#5FAF50 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 #5FAF50?

The RGB value is 95, 175, 80: 95 red, 175 green and 80 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5FAF50?

The complementary color is #A050AF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5FAF50?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.73:1 and white text 2.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5FAF50 color

#5FAF50 rgb(95, 175, 80)

Shades of green

The hex color #5FAF50 is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 37.3% red, 68.6% green and 31.4% blue (95, 175, 80).

Its hue angle is 111°, with 37% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 46% cyan, 0% magenta, 54% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Jungle Jewels (#58A64B), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.73:1).

#5FAF50 color codes

HEX	`#5FAF50`
RGB	`rgb(95, 175, 80)`
RGB percent	`rgb(37.3%, 68.6%, 31.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(111, 37%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(111, 54%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(46%, 0%, 54%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.7, -43.21, 40.77)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.7, 59.41, 136.66)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.496, 33.671, 12.954)`
Decimal	`6270800`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5FAF50, 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 #5FAF50	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.73:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.72:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#5FAF50 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.72:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.73:1	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 #5FAF50 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5faf50; }
.text { color: #5faf50; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5faf50; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(95 175 80 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5faf50, #50af71); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Kelly Green.

Questions

What color is #5FAF50?: #5FAF50 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 #5FAF50?: The RGB value is 95, 175, 80: 95 red, 175 green and 80 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5FAF50?: The complementary color is #A050AF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5FAF50?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.73:1 and white text 2.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.