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#5fa17d color: Plumosa

#5fa17d is rgb(95, 161, 125) in RGB and oklch(65.447% 0.08719 158.888) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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147°
100%

65.4%
0.087
159°
  • Emerald
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Mint
  • teal-600
  • Black 37%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
3.05:1Hard to read
Lc -63
Black text
6.88:1Readable · AA
Lc 47

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About #5fa17d

#5fa17d is a soft emerald color. In OKLCH it has 65.4% lightness, 0.087 chroma and a hue of 159°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 3.05:1 contrast and black text 6.88:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Plumosa (#64a281). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is teal-600.

More medium emerald colors

Lighter: #5fa17d mixed with white

  1. 5fa17d
  2. 70aa89
  3. 80b496
  4. 90bda2
  5. a0c6af
  6. afd0bc
  7. bfd9c9
  8. cfe2d7
  9. dfece4
  10. eff5f1

Darker: #5fa17d mixed with black

  1. 5fa17d
  2. 528b6c
  3. 44765b
  4. 38624b
  5. 2c4e3b
  6. 203c2c
  7. 152a1e
  8. 0a1911
  9. 030905
  10. 000101

Calmer: #5fa17d with less saturation

  1. 5fa17d
  2. 659f7f
  3. 6b9e81
  4. 709c83
  5. 769b85
  6. 7a9987
  7. 7f9789
  8. 84968b
  9. 88948d
  10. 8c928e

Questions about #5fa17d

What color is #5fa17d?

#5fa17d is soft emerald. The closest named color is Plumosa. In RGB it is rgb(95, 161, 125), in HSL hsl(147.27, 25.98%, 50.2%) and in OKLCH oklch(65.447% 0.08719 158.888).

What colors go well with #5fa17d?

The complementary color of #5fa17d is #b47ca2. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #809b61 and #46a29b. The triadic partners are #858bc5 and #bf7e69.

Is white or black text more readable on #5fa17d?

Black text reads better on #5fa17d: white gives a contrast ratio of 3.05:1 and black gives 6.88:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #5fa17d a warm or cool color?

#5fa17d is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 159 degrees, its lightness 65.4% and its chroma 0.087.