#5fa979

Color #5fa979

A muted medium green.

Closest named color Dark Sea Green #8fbc8f · ΔE 13.34 Nearest Tailwind class emerald-500 #00bc7d · ΔE 7.8

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Conversions

HEX

#5fa979

RGB

rgb(95, 169, 121)

HSL

hsl(141.1, 30.1%, 51.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(141.1, 43.8%, 66.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(43.8%, 0%, 28.4%, 33.7%)

LAB

lab(63.5, -34.02, 17.75)

LCH

lch(63.5, 38.37, 152.45)

OKLCH

oklch(67.3%, 0.1034, 154.15)

HWB

hwb(141.1, 37.3%, 33.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a95f8f

Analogous

#6aa95f

#5fa979

#5fa99e

Triadic

#5fa979

#795fa9

#a9795f

Split-complementary

#5fa979

#9e5fa9

#a95f6a

Tetradic

#5fa979

#5f8fa9

#a95f8f

#a9795f

Square

#5fa979

#5f6aa9

#a95f8f

#a99e5f

Shades

Color #5fa979 mixed toward black.

#4d8f64

#3e7350

#2e563c

#1f3928

#0f1d14

Tints

Color #5fa979 mixed toward white.

#7ab78f

#94c6a6

#afd4bc

#cae2d2

#e4f1e9

Tones

Color #5fa979 mixed toward gray.

#65a37b

#6b9d7d

#72977f

#789080

#7e8a82

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.82:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.44:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.44:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#868687 · ΔE 24.5

Deuteranopia

#817b8a · ΔE 31.4

Tritanopia

#649092 · ΔE 18.7

Achromatopsia

#9a9a9a · ΔE 23.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #5fa979;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#5fa979]

Related colors

Sea Green #2e8b57

Medium Sea Green #3cb371

Spring Green #00ff7f

Mint Cream #f5fffa

Medium Spring Green #00fa9a

Medium Aquamarine #66cdaa

Frequently asked questions

#5fa979 (#5fa979) is rgb(95, 169, 121) in RGB.

No, #5fa979 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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