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#5FA503 Color

#5FA503 is rgb(95, 165, 3) in RGB, hsl(86, 96%, 33%) in HSL, and about cmyk(42%, 0%, 98%, 35%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Green (RYB) (#66B032), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.53. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#5FA503
HEX#5FA503
RGBrgb(95, 165, 3)
HSLhsl(86, 96%, 33%)
HSVhsv(86, 98%, 65%)
CMYKcmyk(42%, 0%, 98%, 35%)
OKLCHoklch(65% 0.183 133.1)
LABlab(61.24% -39.49 61.01)
LCHlch(61.24% 72.67 122.91)

What #5FA503 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 #5FA503, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

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

#5FA503 Channel Values

How #5FA503 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 165 · B 38-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 86° · S 96% · L 33%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 86° · S 98% · V 65%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 42% · M 0% · Y 98% · K 35%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.06:1 vs white · 6.87:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #5FA503 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 text3.06:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text6.87:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #5FA503

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #5FA503; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Tints & Shades of #5FA503

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.

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Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #5FA503.

How #5FA503 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#5FA503
Protanopia#9C9C07
Protanomaly#88A005
Deuteranopia#939316
Deuteranomaly#819A10
Tritanopia#709B9B
Tritanomaly#6A9F7B
Achromatopsia#939393

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #5FA503 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-5fa503: #5FA503;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #5FA503;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-5fa503': '#5FA503' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.373, green: 0.647, blue: 0.012)
Android XML<color name="color_5fa503">#5FA503</color>
SVG fillfill="#5FA503"

More Green Colors

#5FA503 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#5FA503 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #5FA503?

#5FA503 is a dark green — rgb(95, 165, 3) in RGB and hsl(86, 96%, 33%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Green (RYB) (#66B032), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.53.

What is the RGB value of #5FA503?

#5FA503 is rgb(95, 165, 3) — red 95, green 165, and blue 3 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #5FA503?

#5FA503 converts to approximately cmyk(42%, 0%, 98%, 35%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #5FA503 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #5FA503 scores 3.06:1 against white and 6.87:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #5FA503 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #5FA503 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 yellowgreen (#9ACD32) at a CIE76 distance of 17.41, which is visibly different.

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