HEX atlas value

#5FB48B

#5FB48B is a cool green HEX color close to Cadet Blue. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 95, 180, 139, HSL 151, 36%, 54%, has luminance 0.3694, and belongs to the earth tone group.

green cool earth-tone

#5FB48B Sample readable text

HEX #5FB48B

RGB rgb(95, 180, 139)

HSL hsl(151 36% 54%)

CMYK cmyk(47, 0, 23, 29)

Luminance 0.3694

Contrast Black 8.39:1White 2.5:1

CSS

--color-5fb48b: #5FB48B;
.background-5fb48b { background-color: #5FB48B; }
.text-5fb48b { color: #5FB48B; }

Luminance0.3694

Black text8.39:1AA Pass

White text2.5:1AA 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":"#5FB48B","rgb":[95,180,139],"hsl":[151,36,54],"cmyk":[47,0,23,29],"luminance":0.3694,"contrast":{"black":8.39,"white":2.5}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":8.39,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":2.5,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#9ED1B8","hex":"#9ED1B8","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":12.27,"contrastWhite":1.71,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Medium Aquamarine","hex":"#66CDAA","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":10.88,"contrastWhite":1.93,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#46CE8C","hex":"#46CE8C","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":10.47,"contrastWhite":2.01,"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":"#5FB3B4","hex":"#5FB3B4","family":"cyan","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":8.59,"contrastWhite":2.44,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["cool green","earth tone","earth tone green","Cadet Blue 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/5fb48b.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/cadet-blue.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/emerald.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/paris-green.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#B45F88","analogous":["#5FB461","#5FB3B4"],"triadic":["#8B5FB4","#B48B5F"],"tetradic":["#615FB4","#B45F88","#B3B45F"],"splitComplementary":["#B45FB3","#B4615F"],"monochromatic":["#9ED1B8","#5FB48B","#3B7D5D"]}

Variants

{"light":"#9ED1B8","dark":"#3B7D5D","saturated":"#46CE8C","desaturated":"#799A8A","pastel":"#BED5CA","neon":"#3DFFA1"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"cadet-blue","name":"Cadet Blue","hex":"#5F9EA0","distance":30.4138126514911},{"slug":"emerald","name":"Emerald","hex":"#50C878","distance":31.400636936215164},{"slug":"paris-green","name":"Paris Green","hex":"#50C878","distance":31.400636936215164},{"slug":"medium-aquamarine","name":"Medium Aquamarine","hex":"#66CDAA","distance":40.43513323831146},{"slug":"medium-sea-green","name":"Medium Sea Green","hex":"#3CB371","distance":43.61192497471305}]

HEX meaning and use

About #5FB48B

#5FB48B is classified as a cool green value with earth tone visual character. #5FB48B is visually closest to Cadet Blue, a named cyan color with HEX #5F9EA0.

The RGB channels are 95, 180, and 139, with green carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 151deg 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 0.3694, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 30.41, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text8.39:1AA Pass

White text2.5:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

AAA text options: #000000.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #5FB48B needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000008.39:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF2.5:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#9ED1B8#000000 text · best 12.27:1#9ED1B8

Medium Aquamarine#000000 text · best 10.88:1#66CDAA

#46CE8C#000000 text · best 10.47:1#46CE8C

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

#5FB3B4#000000 text · best 8.59:1#5FB3B4

Generated Palette

#5FB48B#5FB48B

#B45F88#B45F88

#5FB461#5FB461

#5FB3B4#5FB3B4

#9ED1B8#9ED1B8

#3B7D5D#3B7D5D

Color Harmonies

#B45F88#B45F88

#5FB461#5FB461

#5FB3B4#5FB3B4

#8B5FB4#8B5FB4

#B48B5F#B48B5F

Variants

#9ED1B8#9ED1B8

#3B7D5D#3B7D5D

#46CE8C#46CE8C

#799A8A#799A8A

#BED5CA#BED5CA

#3DFFA1#3DFFA1

Nearest Named Colors

Cadet Blue#5F9EA0

Emerald#50C878

Paris Green#50C878

Medium Aquamarine#66CDAA

Medium Sea Green#3CB371

#5FB48B

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #5FB48B

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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