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#5ab489 color: Jade Cream

#5ab489 is rgb(90, 180, 137) in RGB and oklch(70.229% 0.10843 160.986) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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151°
100%

70.2%
0.108
161°
  • Emerald
  • Light
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Mint
  • teal-500
  • Black 29%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.52:1Hard to read
Lc -54
Black text
8.32:1Readable · AA
Lc 55

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About #5ab489

#5ab489 is a soft light emerald color. In OKLCH it has 70.2% lightness, 0.108 chroma and a hue of 161°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.52:1 contrast and black text 8.32:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Jade Cream (#59b587). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is teal-500.

More light emerald colors

Lighter: #5ab489 mixed with white

  1. 5ab489
  2. 6dbc94
  3. 7ec3a0
  4. 8fcbab
  5. a0d2b7
  6. b0dac3
  7. c0e1cf
  8. d0e9db
  9. dff0e7
  10. eff8f3

Darker: #5ab489 mixed with black

  1. 5ab489
  2. 4d9c76
  3. 418564
  4. 356e53
  5. 295842
  6. 1e4431
  7. 133022
  8. 091d14
  9. 030c07
  10. 000201

Calmer: #5ab489 with less saturation

  1. 5ab489
  2. 63b28b
  3. 6cb08e
  4. 74ae90
  5. 7bac92
  6. 82aa94
  7. 88a896
  8. 8ea699
  9. 94a49b
  10. 9aa19d

Questions about #5ab489

What color is #5ab489?

#5ab489 is soft light emerald. The closest named color is Jade Cream. In RGB it is rgb(90, 180, 137), in HSL hsl(151.33, 37.5%, 52.94%) and in OKLCH oklch(70.229% 0.10843 160.986).

What colors go well with #5ab489?

The complementary color of #5ab489 is #cd84b3. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #87ad64 and #34b4af. The triadic partners are #9397e1 and #d88769.

Is white or black text more readable on #5ab489?

Black text reads better on #5ab489: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.52:1 and black gives 8.32:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #5ab489 a warm or cool color?

#5ab489 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 161 degrees, its lightness 70.2% and its chroma 0.108.