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#5bb887 color: Bleached Olive

#5bb887 is rgb(91, 184, 135) in RGB and oklch(71.215% 0.1154 158.495) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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148°
100%

71.2%
0.115
158°
  • 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
8.65:1Readable · AA
Lc 56

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About #5bb887

#5bb887 is a soft light emerald color. In OKLCH it has 71.2% lightness, 0.115 chroma and a hue of 158°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.43:1 contrast and black text 8.65:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Bleached Olive (#55bb88). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is emerald-500.

More light emerald colors

Lighter: #5bb887 mixed with white

  1. 5bb887
  2. 6ebf93
  3. 7fc69e
  4. 90ceaa
  5. a1d5b6
  6. b1dcc2
  7. c1e3ce
  8. d0eada
  9. e0f1e6
  10. eff8f3

Darker: #5bb887 mixed with black

  1. 5bb887
  2. 4ea075
  3. 418863
  4. 357151
  5. 295b41
  6. 1e4531
  7. 133121
  8. 091e13
  9. 030c06
  10. 000201

Calmer: #5bb887 with less saturation

  1. 5bb887
  2. 65b68a
  3. 6db48d
  4. 75b28f
  5. 7db092
  6. 84ae95
  7. 8aab98
  8. 91a99a
  9. 97a79d
  10. 9ca49f

Questions about #5bb887

What color is #5bb887?

#5bb887 is soft light emerald. The closest named color is Bleached Olive. In RGB it is rgb(91, 184, 135), in HSL hsl(148.39, 39.57%, 53.92%) and in OKLCH oklch(71.215% 0.1154 158.495).

What colors go well with #5bb887?

The complementary color of #5bb887 is #d185bb. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #8cb05f and #29b9b0. The triadic partners are #929ae9 and #e0886c.

Is white or black text more readable on #5bb887?

Black text reads better on #5bb887: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.43:1 and black gives 8.65:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #5bb887 a warm or cool color?

#5bb887 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 158 degrees, its lightness 71.2% and its chroma 0.115.