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#5F957D Color

#5F957D is rgb(95, 149, 125) in RGB, hsl(153, 22%, 48%) in HSL, and about cmyk(36%, 0%, 16%, 42%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Oxley (#6D9A79), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.18. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#5F957D
HEX#5F957D
RGBrgb(95, 149, 125)
HSLhsl(153, 22%, 48%)
HSVhsv(153, 36%, 58%)
CMYKcmyk(36%, 0%, 16%, 42%)
OKLCHoklch(62.5% 0.068 164.6)
LABlab(57.40% -22.90 6.78)
LCHlch(57.40% 23.88 163.51)

What #5F957D 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 #5F957D, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Oxley#6D9A79ΔE 6.18Polished Pine#5DA493ΔE 8.11Wintergreen Dream#56887DΔE 8.55Viridian#40826DΔE 8.74Russian Green#679267ΔE 11.26Green Sheen#6EAEA1ΔE 11.47

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

#5F957D Channel Values

How #5F957D 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 149 · B 1258-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 153° · S 22% · L 48%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 153° · S 36% · V 58%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 36% · M 0% · Y 16% · K 42%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.45:1 vs white · 6.08:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #5F957D 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.

Fails AAWhite text3.45:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text6.08:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #5F957D in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #5F957D

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #5F957D; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#5F957D
Complementary
#955F78
Analogous
#5F9562
Analogous
#5F9395
Triadic
#7D5F95
Triadic
#957D5F
Split comp.
#955F93
Split comp.
#95625F

Tints & Shades of #5F957D

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

#73A58F
#89B3A0
#9FC1B2
#B7D1C6
#CDDFD7
#E3EDE9

Shades

#54836D
#466D5B
#3A5A4C
#2E483C
#22352C
#141F1A

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #5F957D.

How #5F957D 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#5F957D
Protanopia#8E8E7D
Protanomaly#7E917D
Deuteranopia#86867E
Deuteranomaly#788C7E
Tritanopia#649292
Tritanomaly#62938A
Achromatopsia#8A8A8A

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Using #5F957D in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-5f957d: #5F957D;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #5F957D;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-5f957d': '#5F957D' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.373, green: 0.584, blue: 0.490)
Android XML<color name="color_5f957d">#5F957D</color>
SVG fillfill="#5F957D"

More Green Colors

#5F957D sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#5F957D Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #5F957D?

#5F957D is a mid-tone green — rgb(95, 149, 125) in RGB and hsl(153, 22%, 48%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Oxley (#6D9A79), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.18.

What is the RGB value of #5F957D?

#5F957D is rgb(95, 149, 125) — red 95, green 149, and blue 125 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #5F957D?

#5F957D converts to approximately cmyk(36%, 0%, 16%, 42%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #5F957D be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #5F957D scores 3.45:1 against white and 6.08:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #5F957D as a CSS color keyword?

No. #5F957D 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 cadetblue (#5F9EA0) at a CIE76 distance of 15.15, which is visibly different.

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