Skip to the color picker

#5bb883 color: Green Garter

#5bb883 is rgb(91, 184, 131) in RGB and oklch(71.122% 0.11905 156.553) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

Read as HEX

146°
100%

71.1%
0.119
157°
  • Emerald
  • Light
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Mint
  • emerald-500
  • Black 28%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.43:1Hard to read
Lc -53
Black text
8.63:1Readable · AA
Lc 56

Shades

From lightest to darkest. Click a shade to use it.

Harmonies

Open as palette

Recent

Colors you stop on or copy appear here. They stay on this device.

About #5bb883

#5bb883 is a soft light emerald color. In OKLCH it has 71.1% lightness, 0.119 chroma and a hue of 157°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.43:1 contrast and black text 8.63:1, 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: #5bb883 mixed with white

  1. 5bb883
  2. 6ebf8f
  3. 7fc69b
  4. 90cea7
  5. a1d5b4
  6. b1dcc0
  7. c0e3cc
  8. d0ead9
  9. e0f1e5
  10. eff8f2

Darker: #5bb883 mixed with black

  1. 5bb883
  2. 4ea071
  3. 418860
  4. 35714f
  5. 295b3f
  6. 1e452f
  7. 133120
  8. 091e12
  9. 030c06
  10. 000201

Calmer: #5bb883 with less saturation

  1. 5bb883
  2. 65b686
  3. 6db489
  4. 75b28d
  5. 7db090
  6. 84ae93
  7. 8aab96
  8. 91a999
  9. 96a79c
  10. 9ca49f

Questions about #5bb883

What color is #5bb883?

#5bb883 is soft light emerald. The closest named color is Green Garter. In RGB it is rgb(91, 184, 131), in HSL hsl(145.81, 39.57%, 53.92%) and in OKLCH oklch(71.122% 0.11905 156.553).

What colors go well with #5bb883?

The complementary color of #5bb883 is #d184bd. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #8eaf5a and #20b9ae. The triadic partners are #8f9bec and #e1866c.

Is white or black text more readable on #5bb883?

Black text reads better on #5bb883: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.43:1 and black gives 8.63:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #5bb883 a warm or cool color?

#5bb883 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 157 degrees, its lightness 71.1% and its chroma 0.119.