HEX atlas value

#5FB45F

#5FB45F is a cool green HEX color close to Emerald. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 95, 180, 95, HSL 120, 36%, 54%, has luminance 0.359, and belongs to the earth tone group.

green cool earth-tone

#5FB45F Sample readable text

HEX #5FB45F

RGB rgb(95, 180, 95)

HSL hsl(120 36% 54%)

CMYK cmyk(47, 0, 47, 29)

Luminance 0.359

Contrast Black 8.18:1White 2.57:1

CSS

--color-5fb45f: #5FB45F;
.background-5fb45f { background-color: #5FB45F; }
.text-5fb45f { color: #5FB45F; }

Luminance0.359

Black text8.18:1AA Pass

White text2.57:1AA Fail

hexCanonical HEX value

rgbRed, green, blue channels

hslHue, saturation, lightness

cmykApproximate print conversion

wcagAA and AAA contrast options

harmoniesMathematical harmony sets

variantsGenerated tone variants

nearestColorsKnowledge graph neighbors

Structured sections

Color systems

{"hex":"#5FB45F","rgb":[95,180,95],"hsl":[120,36,54],"cmyk":[47,0,47,29],"luminance":0.359,"contrast":{"black":8.18,"white":2.57}}

WCAG

{"AA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"AAA":["#000000"]}

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":8.18,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":2.57,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#9ED19E","hex":"#9ED19E","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":12.07,"contrastWhite":1.74,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#46CE46","hex":"#46CE46","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":10.18,"contrastWhite":2.06,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Paris Green","hex":"#50C878","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":9.87,"contrastWhite":2.13,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#8AB45F","hex":"#8AB45F","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":8.77,"contrastWhite":2.39,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#5FB48A","hex":"#5FB48A","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":8.38,"contrastWhite":2.51,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["cool green","earth tone","earth tone green","Emerald adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","natural palettes","botanical and wellness palettes"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/5fb45f.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/emerald.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/paris-green.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/medium-sea-green.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#B45FB4","analogous":["#8AB45F","#5FB48A"],"triadic":["#5F5FB4","#B45F5F"],"tetradic":["#5F8AB4","#B45FB4","#B48A5F"],"splitComplementary":["#8A5FB4","#B45F8A"],"monochromatic":["#9ED19E","#5FB45F","#3B7D3B"]}

Variants

{"light":"#9ED19E","dark":"#3B7D3B","saturated":"#46CE46","desaturated":"#799A79","pastel":"#BED5BE","neon":"#3DFF3D"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"emerald","name":"Emerald","hex":"#50C878","distance":35.35533905932738},{"slug":"paris-green","name":"Paris Green","hex":"#50C878","distance":35.35533905932738},{"slug":"medium-sea-green","name":"Medium Sea Green","hex":"#3CB371","distance":39.370039370059054},{"slug":"agave","name":"Agave","hex":"#6F8F72","distance":44.56455991031439},{"slug":"epoxy-green","name":"Epoxy Green","hex":"#4E8A57","distance":46.010868281309364}]

HEX meaning and use

About #5FB45F

#5FB45F is classified as a cool green value with earth tone visual character. #5FB45F is visually closest to Emerald, a named green color with HEX #50C878.

The RGB channels are 95, 180, and 95, with green carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 120deg with 36% saturation and 54% lightness, so this page treats it as a moderate-saturation, mid-lightness atlas color rather than a generic swatch.

According to Colors Encyclopedia, this HEX value works best for color conversion, WCAG contrast checks, CSS color tokens, and natural palettes. Its luminance is 0.359, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 35.36, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text8.18:1AA Pass

White text2.57:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

AAA text options: #000000.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #5FB45F needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000008.18:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF2.57:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#9ED19E#000000 text · best 12.07:1#9ED19E

#46CE46#000000 text · best 10.18:1#46CE46

Paris Green#000000 text · best 9.87:1#50C878

#8AB45F#000000 text · best 8.77:1#8AB45F

#5FB48A#000000 text · best 8.38:1#5FB48A

Generated Palette

#5FB45F#5FB45F

#B45FB4#B45FB4

#8AB45F#8AB45F

#5FB48A#5FB48A

#9ED19E#9ED19E

#3B7D3B#3B7D3B

Color Harmonies

#B45FB4#B45FB4

#8AB45F#8AB45F

#5FB48A#5FB48A

#5F5FB4#5F5FB4

#B45F5F#B45F5F

Variants

#9ED19E#9ED19E

#3B7D3B#3B7D3B

#46CE46#46CE46

#799A79#799A79

#BED5BE#BED5BE

#3DFF3D#3DFF3D

Nearest Named Colors

Emerald#50C878

Paris Green#50C878

Medium Sea Green#3CB371

Agave#6F8F72

Epoxy Green#4E8A57

#5FB45F

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #5FB45F

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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