Aqua Forest is a medium dark medium bright shade of Green. It belongs to the color family Pastel Ocean Green, and it has medium lightness and medium saturation. Aqua Forest effect can vary from warm to cool, depending on what colors it is paired with.
RGB space
CMYK space
The hex code for Aqua Forest is #5FA777.
In the RGB (Red, Green, Blue) color space, which is used for digital colors, Aqua Forest has 37%% Red, 65% Green, and 47% Blue.
Aqua Forest has 140° Hue, 43% Saturation, and 65% Value in the HSV (Hue, Saturation, Value) color space, which is another way to represent digital colors.
Aqua Forest has 140° Hue, 29% Saturation, and 51% Lightness in the HSL (Hue, Saturation, Lightness) color space, which is a different way to express digital colors.
Aqua Forest has 43% cyan, 0% magenta, 29% yellow, and 35% black in the CMYK (Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black) color space, which is used for color printing.
Color Space |
Original Units |
Percentage |
---|---|---|
Hex |
#5FA777 |
|
RGB |
(95, 167, 119) |
(37%, 65%, 47%) |
HSV |
(140°, 43, 65) |
(39%, 43%, 65%) |
HSL |
(140°, 29, 51) |
(39%, 29%, 51%) |
CMYK |
(43, 0, 29, 35) |
(43%, 0%, 29%, 35%) |
The natural luminance of Aqua Forest is 31%, which is low.
Aqua Forest has a higher contrast with black than white.
Aqua Forest and black have a 7.3:1 contrast ratio, which meets the AAA requirement. These colors are suitable for text.
Aqua Forest and white have a 2.9:1 contrast ratio, which is insufficient for readability.
Luminance |
Contrast to Black |
Contrast to White |
---|---|---|
31% |
AAA (7.3) |
insufficient (2.9) |
Example Black |
Example White |
Example Black |
Example White |
To mix Aqua Forest paint using eight primary colors (Red, Green, Blue, Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, White, and Black), you'll need to combine 23% Green, 6% Cyan, 35% Black, 37% White, as shown below.
Yellow
0%
Red
0%
Green
23%
Blue
0%
Cyan
6%
Magenta
0%
Black
35%
White
37%
To mix Aqua Forest paint using five primary colors (Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, White, and Black), you'll need to combine 17% Cyan, 11% Yellow, 35% Black, 37% White, as shown below.
Cyan
17%
Magenta
0%
Yellow
11%
Black
35%
White
37%
Colors similar to Aqua Forest are: Tea, Algae, Oxley, Silver Tree, and Bay Leaf. Algae is more green and brighter than Aqua Forest. Oxley is more cyan and paler than Aqua Forest. Silver Tree is more cyan and lighter than Aqua Forest. Bay Leaf is paler and lighter than Aqua Forest.