#5FFF00

A medium, vivid green closely aligning with Chartreuse.

About #5FFF00

When working with digital screens, the color #5FFF00 is rendered by mixing light. Its closest recognized web color is Chartreuse. In the RGB color space, it consists of 95 red, 255 green, and 0 blue.

While screens use RGB, printing presses rely on Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, and Key (black). To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 63% cyan and 0% magenta inks. Always request a physical proof before doing a large print run with this exact code.

Ensuring your text is legible against this background is a key part of web design. Because it is a medium color, it is generally recommended to use #000000 text. You can view the detailed AAA and AA pass/fail metrics in the table below.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#5FFF00
RGB95, 255, 0
HSL97.6°, 100.0%, 50.0%
CMYK63%, 0%, 100%, 0%
HSV97.6°, 100.0%, 100.0%
LAB88.9, -76.0, 84.6
XYZ40.5, 74.0, 12.1
Decimal6291200

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

1.33:1
Text on #FFFFFF
FAIL
15.79:1
Text on #000000
AAA
1.27:1
Text on #F8FAFC
FAIL
13.42:1
Text on #0F172A
AAA

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #5FFF00; }
.text-color { color: #5FFF00; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #5FFF00; }

Similar Colors

Chartreuse
#7FFF00