HEX Color #5FA81D (Yellowgreen)

About #5FA81D

Visually, #5FA81D is defined as a vivid green. It is closely associated with the named CSS color Yellowgreen. To achieve this exact tint on a monitor, you would use an RGB mix of 95, 168, and 29.

For print applications, it's crucial to understand its CMYK makeup. Its ink density profile breaks down to 43% cyan, 0% magenta, 83% yellow, and 34% black. Always request a physical proof before doing a large print run with this exact code.

Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) dictate how we should use this color. Mathematical luminance calculations suggest that #000000 text provides the most optimal reading experience. Be sure to check our contrast matrix below to see exactly how it performs against common backgrounds.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#5FA81D

RGB95, 168, 29

HSL91.5°, 70.6%, 38.6%

CMYK43%, 0%, 83%, 34%

HSV91.5°, 82.7%, 65.9%

LAB62.1, -44.6, 58.3

XYZ18.9, 30.5, 6.1

Decimal6268957

Color Harmonies

Complementary

#5FA81D #651DA8

Analogous

#A4A81D #1DA820

Triadic

#1D5EA8 #A81D5F

Tetradic

#1DA4A8 #651DA8 #A8201D

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

#5FA81D

#70B136

#82BB4F

#94C568

#A6CE81

#B7D89A

#C9E2B3

#DBEBCC

#EDF5E5

#FFFFFF

Shades (Adding Black)

#5FA81D

#549519

#498216

#3F7013

#345D10

#2A4A0C

#1F3809

#152506

#0A1203

#000000

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

2.96:1

Text on #FFFFFF

FAIL

7.11:1

Text on #000000

AAA

2.82:1

Text on #F8FAFC

FAIL

6.04:1

Text on #0F172A

AA

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #5FA81D; }

.text-color { color: #5FA81D; }

.border-color { border: 2px solid #5FA81D; }

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