What color is #5FEA85?

#5FEA85 is a light, moderate green, closest to the named color Grotesque Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5FEA85?

The RGB value is 95, 234, 133: 95 red, 234 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5FEA85?

The complementary color is #EA5FC4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5FEA85?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.59:1 and white text 1.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5FEA85 color

#5FEA85 rgb(95, 234, 133)

Shades of green

The hex color #5FEA85 is a light, moderate green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 37.3% red, 91.8% green and 52.2% blue (95, 234, 133).

Its hue angle is 136°, with 77% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 59% cyan, 0% magenta, 43% yellow and 8% black.

The closest named color is Grotesque Green (#64E986), a difference of 0.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.59:1).

#5FEA85 color codes

HEX	`#5FEA85`
RGB	`rgb(95, 234, 133)`
RGB percent	`rgb(37.3%, 91.8%, 52.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(136, 77%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(136, 59%, 92%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(59%, 0%, 43%, 8%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(83.43, -59.02, 38.01)`
CIE LCH	`lch(83.43, 70.2, 147.21)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(38.373, 62.968, 32.318)`
Decimal	`6285957`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5FEA85, 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 #5FEA85	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.59:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.54:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#5FEA85 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.54:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.59:1	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 #5FEA85 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5fea85; }
.text { color: #5fea85; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5fea85; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(95 234 133 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5fea85, #5feacb); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #5FEA85?: #5FEA85 is a light, moderate green, closest to the named color Grotesque Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5FEA85?: The RGB value is 95, 234, 133: 95 red, 234 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5FEA85?: The complementary color is #EA5FC4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5FEA85?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.59:1 and white text 1.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.