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#5FBF90 Color

#5FBF90 is rgb(95, 191, 144) in RGB, hsl(151, 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 8.49. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#5FBF90
HEX#5FBF90
RGBrgb(95, 191, 144)
HSLhsl(151, 43%, 56%)
HSVhsv(151, 50%, 75%)
CMYKcmyk(50%, 0%, 25%, 25%)
OKLCHoklch(73.3% 0.115 160.3)
LABlab(70.58% -38.04 14.72)
LCHlch(70.58% 40.79 158.85)

What #5FBF90 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 #5FBF90, 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.

#5FBF90 Channel Values

How #5FBF90 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 1448-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 151° · S 43% · L 56%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 151° · 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 #5FBF90 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

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Colors That Go With #5FBF90

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #5FBF90; 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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Triadic
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Tints & Shades of #5FBF90

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

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #5FBF90.

How #5FBF90 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#5FBF90
Protanopia#B3B390
Protanomaly#99B890
Deuteranopia#A7A793
Deuteranomaly#90B192
Tritanopia#6ABABA
Tritanomaly#66BCAB
Achromatopsia#ADADAD

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #5FBF90 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-5fbf90: #5FBF90;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #5FBF90;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-5fbf90': '#5FBF90' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.373, green: 0.749, blue: 0.565)
Android XML<color name="color_5fbf90">#5FBF90</color>
SVG fillfill="#5FBF90"

More Green Colors

#5FBF90 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#5FBF90 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #5FBF90?

#5FBF90 is a mid-tone green — rgb(95, 191, 144) in RGB and hsl(151, 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 8.49.

What is the RGB value of #5FBF90?

#5FBF90 is rgb(95, 191, 144) — red 95, green 191, and blue 144 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #5FBF90?

#5FBF90 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 #5FBF90 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #5FBF90 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 #5FBF90 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #5FBF90 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 8.49, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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