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#5FBF8F Color

#5FBF8F is rgb(95, 191, 143) in RGB, hsl(150, 43%, 56%) in HSL, and about cmyk(50%, 0%, 25%, 25%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Medium Aquamarine (#66CDAA), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.93. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#5FBF8F
HEX#5FBF8F
RGBrgb(95, 191, 143)
HSLhsl(150, 43%, 56%)
HSVhsv(150, 50%, 75%)
CMYKcmyk(50%, 0%, 25%, 25%)
OKLCHoklch(73.3% 0.116 159.8)
LABlab(70.57% -38.20 15.22)
LCHlch(70.57% 41.12 158.27)

What #5FBF8F 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 #5FBF8F, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Medium Aquamarine#66CDAAΔE 8.93Mountain Meadow#30BA8FΔE 8.98Shiny Shamrock#5FA778ΔE 10.26Forest Green (Crayola)#5FA777ΔE 10.29Jungle Green#29AB87ΔE 11.36Green (Crayola)#1CAC78ΔE 11.93

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

#5FBF8F Channel Values

How #5FBF8F 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 191 · B 1438-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 150° · S 43% · L 56%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 150° · S 50% · V 75%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 50% · M 0% · Y 25% · K 25%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.25:1 vs white · 9.34:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #5FBF8F 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 text2.25:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text9.34:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #5FBF8F in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #5FBF8F

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #5FBF8F; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#5FBF8F
Complementary
#BF5F8F
Analogous
#5FBF5F
Analogous
#5FBFBF
Triadic
#8F5FBF
Triadic
#BF8F5F
Split comp.
#BF5FBF
Split comp.
#BF5F5F

Tints & Shades of #5FBF8F

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

#74C89E
#8AD0AD
#A0D9BD
#B6E2CC
#CCEBDB
#E2F3EB

Shades

#47B37D
#3C9669
#317C57
#265F42
#1C4530
#10281C

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #5FBF8F.

How #5FBF8F 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#5FBF8F
Protanopia#B3B38F
Protanomaly#99B88F
Deuteranopia#A7A792
Deuteranomaly#90B191
Tritanopia#6BBABA
Tritanomaly#66BCAA
Achromatopsia#ADADAD

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #5FBF8F in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-5fbf8f: #5FBF8F;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #5FBF8F;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-5fbf8f': '#5FBF8F' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.373, green: 0.749, blue: 0.561)
Android XML<color name="color_5fbf8f">#5FBF8F</color>
SVG fillfill="#5FBF8F"

More Green Colors

#5FBF8F sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#5FBF8F Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #5FBF8F?

#5FBF8F is a mid-tone green — rgb(95, 191, 143) in RGB and hsl(150, 43%, 56%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Medium Aquamarine (#66CDAA), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.93.

What is the RGB value of #5FBF8F?

#5FBF8F is rgb(95, 191, 143) — red 95, green 191, and blue 143 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #5FBF8F?

#5FBF8F converts to approximately cmyk(50%, 0%, 25%, 25%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #5FBF8F be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #5FBF8F scores 2.25:1 against white and 9.34:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #5FBF8F as a CSS color keyword?

No. #5FBF8F 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 mediumaquamarine (#66CDAA) at a CIE76 distance of 8.93, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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