#5FAF1D

A medium, vivid green closely aligning with Yellowgreen.

About #5FAF1D

The hex code #5FAF1D represents a beautifully specific shade of green. If you're using CSS, you might find it aligns closely with Yellowgreen. To achieve this exact tint on a monitor, you would use an RGB mix of 95, 175, and 29.

When sending designs containing this color to a printer, the CMYK values come into play. To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 46% cyan and 0% magenta inks. 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. You can view the detailed AAA and AA pass/fail metrics in the table below.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#5FAF1D
RGB95, 175, 29
HSL92.9°, 71.6%, 40.0%
CMYK46%, 0%, 83%, 31%
HSV92.9°, 83.4%, 68.6%
LAB64.3, -47.4, 60.3
XYZ20.3, 33.2, 6.5
Decimal6270749

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

2.75:1
Text on #FFFFFF
FAIL
7.64:1
Text on #000000
AAA
2.63:1
Text on #F8FAFC
FAIL
6.49:1
Text on #0F172A
AA

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #5FAF1D; }
.text-color { color: #5FAF1D; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #5FAF1D; }

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