Palettes / Colors / #5FC888

#5FC888 — Muted Green

#5FC888 is a green color we call Muted Green, closest to the named color CadetBlue (#5F9EA0). It belongs to the green family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: cadetblue (#5F9EA0) — not an exact match. CSS cadetblue gives you #5F9EA0, a different color; use #5FC888 when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#5FC888 is a warm-leaning green color associated with growth, calm and balance. It sits comfortably in the middle: usable for large areas in soft schemes, or as a supporting color beside something stronger.

Its strongest partner is its complement #C85FA0; it also sits naturally between #6CC85F and #5FC8BC. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 37% · Green 78% · Blue 53%

Cyan 53% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 32% · Key 22%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #5FC888

.text { color: #5FC888; }
.background { background-color: #5FC888; }
.border { border: 3px solid #5FC888; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(95, 200, 136); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(143, 49%, 58%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #5FC888; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(95, 200, 136, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #5FC888; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(95, 200, 136, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#5FC888">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#5FC888">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #C85FA0:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #5FC888: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #5FC888

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

How #5FC888 looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #5FC888 rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

← #5FC887  ·  #5FC889 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #5FC888?

#5FC888 is Muted Green, a green color (RGB 95, 200, 136). Its closest standard named color is CadetBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #5FC888?

#5FC888 is RGB 95, 200, 136 — HSL 143°, 49%, 58% — CMYK 53%, 0%, 32%, 22%.

What colors go with #5FC888?

Its complement is #C85FA0; analogous partners are #6CC85F and #5FC8BC. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #5FC888 for text?

Black text on #5FC888 has a contrast ratio of 10.10:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.08:1.