Muted Green Color
Muted Green is a green color with hex code #5FA052. This page covers its meaning, all color values, harmonies, colors that go with muted green, shades, tints, similar colors, CSS examples, FAQs, and WCAG contrast ratios.
Muted Green Color Values
What Does Muted Green Mean?
Muted Green belongs to the green family of colors. Green asks less of the eye than any other family, which is why long reading sessions feel easier on green-tinted backgrounds. The associations run to nature, health, and money, and compared with most hues they hold remarkably steady across cultures. Muted Green sits at a mid-lightness, which keeps it readable on both white and black without much fuss.
In the ISCC-NBS color naming system, Muted Green is classified as a green (nearest centroid: strong yellowish green, #44944A).
Color Harmonies
Complementary
Analogous
Triadic
Colors That Go With Muted Green
Muted Green and #91519E are complements, parked opposite each other on the wheel. Together they hit maximum contrast, so a rough 70/30 split keeps the pairing from shouting.
Analogous neighbors — #859E51 and #519E6B, which sit beside muted green on the wheel. Pairings like this feel calm and settled, which suits backgrounds and gradients.
For an energetic three-color palette, pair muted green with triadic partners #515E9E and #9E515E. All three sit evenly spaced around the wheel, so the scheme stays lively without clashing.
Build and test these combinations in our Color Wheel Tool or check text readability with the Contrast Checker.
Tints and Shades
Tints (lighter)
Shades (darker)
Similar Colors
- Flat Green —
#699D4C(Delta E 5) - Fern Green —
#548D44(Delta E 8) - Boring Green —
#63B365(Delta E 8) - Fruit Salad —
#4F9D5D(Delta E 8) - Dull Green —
#74A662(Delta E 8)
CSS Examples
.text { color: #5FA052; }
.background { background-color: #5FA052; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5FA052; }
.shadow { box-shadow: 0 4px 6px #5FA05240; }WCAG Contrast
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the hex code for muted green?
Muted Green has the hex code #5FA052. In RGB notation it is rgb(95, 160, 82), in HSL it is hsl(110, 32%, 47%), and its OKLCH value is 0.643, 0.129, 140.4.
What does the color muted green mean?
Green-family colors like muted green carry distinct psychological associations. Muted Green belongs to the green family of colors. Green asks less of the eye than any other family, which is why long reading sessions feel easier on green-tinted backgrounds. The associations run to nature, health, and money, and compared with most hues they hold remarkably steady across cultures. Muted Green sits at a mid-lightness, which keeps it readable on both white and black without much fuss.
What colors go with muted green?
Muted Green has three easy routes: its complement #91519E for punch, its neighbors #859E51 and #519E6B for something calmer, or triadic partners #515E9E and #9E515E when you want energy.
Is muted green a standard web color?
No — Muted Green is not a CSS keyword. Use its hex value #5FA052 or any RGB/HSL equivalent in your stylesheets.
How do I make muted green lighter or darker?
To lighten muted green, add white to create tints; to darken it, add black to create shades. The tints and shades table above shows five computed steps of each, from #E3EFE1 (lightest tint) to #101B0E (darkest shade).
About Muted Green
Muted Green is classified as a Green in the ISCC-NBS color naming system, within the Green hue family. It has The color is recognized by XKCD, meodai.
Use our Color Converter to convert #5FA052 to any other color format, or explore the Color Wheel to find harmonious color combinations.