5FA42E

#5FA42E closest to Green Symphony

#5FA42E is a medium, vivid green; the closest named color is Green Symphony. In the RGB color model it is made of 37.3% red, 64.3% green and 18.0% blue (rgb(95, 164, 46)). Its HSL value is 95° hue, 56% saturation and 41% lightness, and in CMYK it is 42% cyan, 0% magenta, 72% yellow and 36% black. #5FA42E is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 6.84:1.

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Variations of #5FA42E

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

#5FA42E color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#5FA42E for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #5FA42E appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 80% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #A19139
  • Protanopia 80% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #AA971A
  • Protanomaly 85% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #9A9A26
  • Deuteranopia 80% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #A19139
  • Deuteranomaly 86% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #919835
  • Tritanopia 76% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #5D9E8D
  • Tritanomaly 88% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #5CA167
  • Achromatopsia 67% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #939393
  • Achromatomaly 74% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #889783

#5FA42E contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
3.07:1 Poor#5FA42E text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
6.84:1 Good#5FA42E text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#5FA42E in CSS

/* Green Symphony */
.color { color: #5FA42E; }
.background { background-color: #5FA42E; }
.border { border: 1px solid #5FA42E; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(95 164 46);
color: hsl(95 56% 41%);
color: oklch(0.649 0.165 135.1);

#5FA42E FAQ

What color is #5FA42E?

#5FA42E is a medium, vivid green. Its closest named color is Green Symphony. It belongs to the green color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #5FA42E?

#5FA42E is rgb(95, 164, 46) in RGB, hsl(95, 56%, 41%) in HSL and cmyk(42%, 0%, 72%, 36%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #5FA42E?

The complementary color of #5FA42E is #732EA4, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #5FA42E?

Black text has the best contrast on #5FA42E: 6.84:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #5FA42E a warm or cool color?

#5FA42E is a cool color.