#5F8A42

A medium, moderate green closely aligning with Darkolivegreen.

About #5F8A42

The hex code #5F8A42 represents a beautifully specific shade of green. Its closest recognized web color is Darkolivegreen. To achieve this exact tint on a monitor, you would use an RGB mix of 95, 138, and 66.

If you are designing for print, the four-color process is what matters most. To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 31% cyan and 0% magenta inks. With a hue angle of 95.8 degrees, it sits comfortably in the green spectrum.

Ensuring your text is legible against this background is a key part of web design. The calculated luminance score dictates that #000000 typography is the safest choice. You can view the detailed AAA and AA pass/fail metrics in the table below.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#5F8A42
RGB95, 138, 66
HSL95.8°, 35.3%, 40.0%
CMYK31%, 0%, 52%, 46%
HSV95.8°, 52.2%, 54.1%
LAB53.0, -28.3, 33.6
XYZ14.8, 21.0, 8.4
Decimal6261314

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

4.04:1
Text on #FFFFFF
AA Large
5.20:1
Text on #000000
AA
3.86:1
Text on #F8FAFC
AA Large
4.42:1
Text on #0F172A
AA Large

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #5F8A42; }
.text-color { color: #5F8A42; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #5F8A42; }

Similar Colors

Darkolivegreen
#556B2F