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#5b8a42 color: Golf Day

#5b8a42 is rgb(91, 138, 66) in RGB and oklch(58.224% 0.11442 135.784) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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99°
100%

58.2%
0.114
136°
  • Lime
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Avocado
  • lime-700
  • Black 46%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
4.07:1Hard to read
Lc -73
Black text
5.16:1Readable · AA
Lc 36

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About #5b8a42

#5b8a42 is a soft lime color. In OKLCH it has 58.2% lightness, 0.114 chroma and a hue of 136°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 4.07:1 contrast and black text 5.16:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Golf Day (#5a8b3f). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is lime-700.

More medium lime colors

Lighter: #5b8a42 mixed with white

  1. 5b8a42
  2. 6b9555
  3. 7ba168
  4. 8bad7a
  5. 9bb88d
  6. abc49f
  7. bbd0b2
  8. ccdbc5
  9. dde7d8
  10. eef3eb

Darker: #5b8a42 mixed with black

  1. 5b8a42
  2. 4e7738
  3. 41652f
  4. 355325
  5. 29421c
  6. 1e3214
  7. 13220b
  8. 091405
  9. 030701
  10. 000100

Calmer: #5b8a42 with less saturation

  1. 5b8a42
  2. 5f8949
  3. 62874f
  4. 658656
  5. 69855b
  6. 6c8361
  7. 6f8266
  8. 72806c
  9. 757e71
  10. 787d76

Questions about #5b8a42

What color is #5b8a42?

#5b8a42 is soft lime. The closest named color is Golf Day. In RGB it is rgb(91, 138, 66), in HSL hsl(99.17, 35.29%, 40%) and in OKLCH oklch(58.224% 0.11442 135.784).

What colors go well with #5b8a42?

The complementary color of #5b8a42 is #9564a9. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #857e1b and #1a906b. The triadic partners are #4b7cbe and #b45c64.

Is white or black text more readable on #5b8a42?

White text reads better on #5b8a42: white gives a contrast ratio of 4.07:1 and black gives 5.16:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #5b8a42 a warm or cool color?

#5b8a42 is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 136 degrees, its lightness 58.2% and its chroma 0.114.