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#5ab980 color: Green Garter

#5ab980 is rgb(90, 185, 128) in RGB and oklch(71.263% 0.12388 155.177) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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144°
100%

71.3%
0.124
155°
  • Emerald
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Mint
  • emerald-500
  • Black 27%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.42:1Hard to read
Lc -52
Black text
8.69:1Readable · AA
Lc 57

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About #5ab980

#5ab980 is a bright light emerald color. In OKLCH it has 71.3% lightness, 0.124 chroma and a hue of 155°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.42:1 contrast and black text 8.69:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Green Garter (#61ba85). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is emerald-500.

More light emerald colors

Lighter: #5ab980 mixed with white

  1. 5ab980
  2. 6dc08c
  3. 7fc799
  4. 90cea5
  5. a0d5b2
  6. b0dcbe
  7. c0e3cb
  8. d0ead8
  9. e0f1e5
  10. eff8f2

Darker: #5ab980 mixed with black

  1. 5ab980
  2. 4da06e
  3. 41895d
  4. 35714d
  5. 295b3d
  6. 1e462e
  7. 13311f
  8. 091e12
  9. 030d06
  10. 000201

Calmer: #5ab980 with less saturation

  1. 5ab980
  2. 64b784
  3. 6db587
  4. 75b38b
  5. 7db18e
  6. 84ae92
  7. 8aac95
  8. 91aa98
  9. 97a79c
  10. 9da59f

Questions about #5ab980

What color is #5ab980?

#5ab980 is bright light emerald. The closest named color is Green Garter. In RGB it is rgb(90, 185, 128), in HSL hsl(144, 40.43%, 53.92%) and in OKLCH oklch(71.263% 0.12388 155.177).

What colors go well with #5ab980?

The complementary color of #5ab980 is #d283c1. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #90b055 and #0ebbad. The triadic partners are #8c9bef and #e4846c.

Is white or black text more readable on #5ab980?

Black text reads better on #5ab980: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.42:1 and black gives 8.69:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #5ab980 a warm or cool color?

#5ab980 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 155 degrees, its lightness 71.3% and its chroma 0.124.