What color is #5FBE5B?

#5FBE5B is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Mantis. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5FBE5B?

The RGB value is 95, 190, 91: 95 red, 190 green and 91 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5FBE5B?

The complementary color is #BA5BBE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5FBE5B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9:1 and white text 2.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5FBE5B color

#5FBE5B rgb(95, 190, 91)

Shades of green

The hex color #5FBE5B is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 37.3% red, 74.5% green and 35.7% blue (95, 190, 91).

Its hue angle is 118°, with 43% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 50% cyan, 0% magenta, 52% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Mantis (#74C365), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9:1).

#5FBE5B color codes

HEX	`#5FBE5B`
RGB	`rgb(95, 190, 91)`
RGB percent	`rgb(37.3%, 74.5%, 35.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(118, 43%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(118, 52%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(50%, 0%, 52%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.48, -48, 41.18)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.48, 63.24, 139.37)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.02, 40.013, 16.3)`
Decimal	`6274651`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5FBE5B, 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 #5FBE5B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.33:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#5FBE5B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.33:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9:1	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 #5FBE5B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5fbe5b; }
.text { color: #5fbe5b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5fbe5b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(95 190 91 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5fbe5b, #5bbe88); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Emerald Green.

Questions

What color is #5FBE5B?: #5FBE5B is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Mantis. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5FBE5B?: The RGB value is 95, 190, 91: 95 red, 190 green and 91 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5FBE5B?: The complementary color is #BA5BBE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5FBE5B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9:1 and white text 2.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.