#5FAF42

A medium, moderate green closely aligning with Forestgreen.

About #5FAF42

When working with digital screens, the color #5FAF42 is rendered by mixing light. It is closely associated with the named CSS color Forestgreen. To achieve this exact tint on a monitor, you would use an RGB mix of 95, 175, and 66.

When sending designs containing this color to a printer, the CMYK values come into play. This specific hue requires a mix of 46% C, 0% M, 62% Y, and 31% K. This makes it a relatively light color when applied to physical surfaces.

When using this color as a background, text legibility must be considered. 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#5FAF42
RGB95, 175, 66
HSL104.0°, 45.2%, 47.3%
CMYK46%, 0%, 62%, 31%
HSV104.0°, 62.3%, 68.6%
LAB64.6, -44.8, 47.1
XYZ21.0, 33.5, 10.5
Decimal6270786

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

2.73:1
Text on #FFFFFF
FAIL
7.70:1
Text on #000000
AAA
2.61:1
Text on #F8FAFC
FAIL
6.54:1
Text on #0F172A
AA

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #5FAF42; }
.text-color { color: #5FAF42; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #5FAF42; }

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