#5FAF99

A medium, moderate green closely aligning with Lightseagreen.

About #5FAF99

When working with digital screens, the color #5FAF99 is rendered by mixing light. Its closest recognized web color is Lightseagreen. Its digital footprint relies on 95 parts red, 175 parts green, and 153 parts blue light.

While screens use RGB, printing presses rely on Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, and Key (black). The color uses 46% Cyan, 0% Magenta, 13% Yellow, and 31% Black. The HSL representation is 163.5° hue, 33.3% saturation, and 52.9% lightness.

Ensuring your text is legible against this background is a key part of web design. 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#5FAF99
RGB95, 175, 153
HSL163.5°, 33.3%, 52.9%
CMYK46%, 0%, 13%, 31%
HSV163.5°, 45.7%, 68.6%
LAB66.1, -29.9, 3.7
XYZ25.8, 35.4, 35.6
Decimal6270873

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

2.60:1
Text on #FFFFFF
FAIL
8.08:1
Text on #000000
AAA
2.48:1
Text on #F8FAFC
FAIL
6.87:1
Text on #0F172A
AA

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #5FAF99; }
.text-color { color: #5FAF99; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #5FAF99; }

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Lightseagreen
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