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#5F7D5E Color

#5F7D5E is rgb(95, 125, 94) in RGB, hsl(118, 14%, 43%) in HSL, and about cmyk(24%, 0%, 25%, 51%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Artichoke Green (#4B6F44), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 9.81. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#5F7D5E
HEX#5F7D5E
RGBrgb(95, 125, 94)
HSLhsl(118, 14%, 43%)
HSVhsv(118, 25%, 49%)
CMYKcmyk(24%, 0%, 25%, 51%)
OKLCHoklch(55.7% 0.058 143.9)
LABlab(49.41% -16.10 13.32)
LCHlch(49.41% 20.90 140.39)

What #5F7D5E Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #5F7D5E, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Artichoke Green#4B6F44ΔE 9.81Russian Green#679267ΔE 10.39Oxley#6D9A79ΔE 11.49Xanadu#738678ΔE 11.6Hooker's Green#49796BΔE 11.84Amazon#3B7A57ΔE 12.15

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every green in the library.

#5F7D5E Channel Values

How #5F7D5E breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 95 · G 125 · B 948-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 118° · S 14% · L 43%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 118° · S 25% · V 49%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 24% · M 0% · Y 25% · K 51%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.58:1 vs white · 4.58:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #5F7D5E background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text4.58:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text4.58:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #5F7D5E in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #5F7D5E

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #5F7D5E; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#5F7D5E
Complementary
#7C5E7D
Analogous
#6F7D5E
Analogous
#5E7D6D
Triadic
#5E5F7D
Triadic
#7D5E5F
Split comp.
#6D5E7D
Split comp.
#7D5E6F

Tints & Shades of #5F7D5E

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#729471
#89A588
#A0B79F
#B4C6B3
#CBD8CB
#E2E9E2

Shades

#526C51
#475D46
#3A4C39
#2F3D2E
#212C21
#161D16

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #5F7D5E.

How #5F7D5E Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#5F7D5E
Protanopia#79795E
Protanomaly#6F7A5E
Deuteranopia#74745F
Deuteranomaly#6C785F
Tritanopia#647A7A
Tritanomaly#627B70
Achromatopsia#757575

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #5F7D5E in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-5f7d5e: #5F7D5E;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #5F7D5E;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-5f7d5e': '#5F7D5E' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.373, green: 0.490, blue: 0.369)
Android XML<color name="color_5f7d5e">#5F7D5E</color>
SVG fillfill="#5F7D5E"

More Green Colors

#5F7D5E sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#5F7D5E Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #5F7D5E?

#5F7D5E is a mid-tone green — rgb(95, 125, 94) in RGB and hsl(118, 14%, 43%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Artichoke Green (#4B6F44), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 9.81.

What is the RGB value of #5F7D5E?

#5F7D5E is rgb(95, 125, 94) — red 95, green 125, and blue 94 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #5F7D5E?

#5F7D5E converts to approximately cmyk(24%, 0%, 25%, 51%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #5F7D5E be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #5F7D5E scores 4.58:1 against white and 4.58:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #5F7D5E as a CSS color keyword?

No. #5F7D5E is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is darkolivegreen (#556B2F) at a CIE76 distance of 18.4, which is visibly different.

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