What color is #5FC288?

#5FC288 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Bleached Olive. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5FC288?

The RGB value is 95, 194, 136: 95 red, 194 green and 136 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5FC288?

The complementary color is #C25F99, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5FC288?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.56:1 and white text 2.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5FC288 color

#5FC288 rgb(95, 194, 136)

Shades of green

The hex color #5FC288 is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 37.3% red, 76.1% green and 53.3% blue (95, 194, 136).

Its hue angle is 145°, with 45% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 51% cyan, 0% magenta, 30% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is Bleached Olive (#55BB88), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.56:1).

#5FC288 color codes

HEX	`#5FC288`
RGB	`rgb(95, 194, 136)`
RGB percent	`rgb(37.3%, 76.1%, 53.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(145, 45%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(145, 51%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(51%, 0%, 30%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.41, -42.31, 20.5)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.41, 47.01, 154.14)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.453, 42.792, 30.048)`
Decimal	`6275720`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5FC288, 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 #5FC288	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.56:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#5FC288 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.56:1	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 #5FC288 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5fc288; }
.text { color: #5fc288; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5fc288; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(95 194 136 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5fc288, #5fc2ba); }

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Questions

What color is #5FC288?: #5FC288 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Bleached Olive. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5FC288?: The RGB value is 95, 194, 136: 95 red, 194 green and 136 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5FC288?: The complementary color is #C25F99, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5FC288?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.56:1 and white text 2.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.