#5E8F5E · near Basil

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#5E8F5E (RGB 94, 143, 94) is a medium, moderately saturated green, closest to Basil and near Olive Drab and Moss. Green suggests growth, balance and nature; it reads as calm and trustworthy, which makes #5E8F5E a natural choice for success states, wellness, finance and eco brands. It appears in 1 ColorSwoop palette. In OKLCH it has 60% lightness and 0.09 chroma at hue 144°.

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HEX#5E8F5E
RGBrgb(94, 143, 94)
HSLhsl(120, 21%, 46%)
CMYK34, 0, 34, 44
CSS var--basil
Contrast3.77:1 white · 5.57:1 black

Similar named colors

Basil #579A4AOlive Drab #6B8E23Moss #8A9A5BFern #4F7942Olive #808000

How to use #5E8F5E

Black text passes WCAG AA on #5E8F5E (5.57:1); white text does not (3.77:1).

For a calm scheme pair #5E8F5E with its analogous neighbors #758E5D and #5D8E75; for contrast use its complement #8E5D8E as a small accent, and anchor everything with a neutral such as #F5F5F7.

--basil: #5E8F5E;

Color card

#5E8F5E hex color card: near Basil, RGB 94, 143, 94
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Shades & tints

#131D13#263926#385638#4B724B#5E8F5E#7EA57E#9EBC9E#BFD2BF#DFE9DF

Color harmonies for #5E8F5E

Complementary

#5E8F5E#8E5D8E

Analogous

#5E8F5E#758E5D#5D8E75

Triadic

#5E8F5E#5D5D8E#8E5D5D

Split complementary

#5E8F5E#755D8E#8E5D75

Tetradic

#5E8F5E#5D758E#8E5D8E#8E755D

Palettes with #5E8F5E