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#5bba85 color: Green Garter

#5bba85 is rgb(91, 186, 133) in RGB and oklch(71.665% 0.12013 157.005) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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147°
100%

71.7%
0.120
157°
  • Emerald
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Mint
  • emerald-500
  • Black 27%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.38:1Hard to read
Lc -52
Black text
8.81:1Readable · AA
Lc 57

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About #5bba85

#5bba85 is a bright light emerald color. In OKLCH it has 71.7% lightness, 0.12 chroma and a hue of 157°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.38:1 contrast and black text 8.81:1, 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: #5bba85 mixed with white

  1. 5bba85
  2. 6ec191
  3. 80c89d
  4. 91cfa9
  5. a1d6b5
  6. b1ddc1
  7. c1e4cd
  8. d0ebd9
  9. e0f1e6
  10. eff8f2

Darker: #5bba85 mixed with black

  1. 5bba85
  2. 4ea173
  3. 418961
  4. 357250
  5. 295c40
  6. 1e4630
  7. 133221
  8. 091e13
  9. 030d06
  10. 000201

Calmer: #5bba85 with less saturation

  1. 5bba85
  2. 65b888
  3. 6eb68b
  4. 76b48f
  5. 7eb292
  6. 85af95
  7. 8bad98
  8. 92ab9b
  9. 98a89e
  10. 9ea6a0

Questions about #5bba85

What color is #5bba85?

#5bba85 is bright light emerald. The closest named color is Green Garter. In RGB it is rgb(91, 186, 133), in HSL hsl(146.53, 40.77%, 54.31%) and in OKLCH oklch(71.665% 0.12013 157.005).

What colors go well with #5bba85?

The complementary color of #5bba85 is #d385bf. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #8fb15b and #1fbbb0. The triadic partners are #919cee and #e4876c.

Is white or black text more readable on #5bba85?

Black text reads better on #5bba85: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.38:1 and black gives 8.81:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #5bba85 a warm or cool color?

#5bba85 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 157 degrees, its lightness 71.7% and its chroma 0.12.