What color is #5FB996?

#5FB996 is a desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Electra. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5FB996?

The RGB value is 95, 185, 150: 95 red, 185 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5FB996?

The complementary color is #B95F82, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5FB996?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.87:1 and white text 2.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5FB996 color

#5FB996 rgb(95, 185, 150)

Shades of green

The hex color #5FB996 is a desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 37.3% red, 72.5% green and 58.8% blue (95, 185, 150).

Its hue angle is 157°, with 39% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 49% cyan, 0% magenta, 19% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Electra (#55B492), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.87:1).

#5FB996 color codes

HEX	`#5FB996`
RGB	`rgb(95, 185, 150)`
RGB percent	`rgb(37.3%, 72.5%, 58.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(157, 39%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(157, 49%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(49%, 0%, 19%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.99, -35.35, 9.55)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.99, 36.62, 164.89)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.571, 39.331, 34.987)`
Decimal	`6273430`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5FB996, 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 #5FB996	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.87:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.37:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#5FB996 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.37:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.87:1	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 #5FB996 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5fb996; }
.text { color: #5fb996; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5fb996; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(95 185 150 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5fb996, #5fafb9); }

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Questions

What color is #5FB996?: #5FB996 is a desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Electra. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5FB996?: The RGB value is 95, 185, 150: 95 red, 185 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5FB996?: The complementary color is #B95F82, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5FB996?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.87:1 and white text 2.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.