Skip to the color picker

#5bc8a0 color: Diroset

#5bc8a0 is rgb(91, 200, 160) in RGB and oklch(75.778% 0.11707 166.527) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

Read as HEX

158°
100%

75.8%
0.117
167°
  • Emerald
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Emerald
  • teal-400
  • Black 22%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.06:1Hard to read
Lc -44
Black text
10.21:1Readable · AA
Lc 64

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 #5bc8a0

#5bc8a0 is a bright light emerald color. In OKLCH it has 75.8% lightness, 0.117 chroma and a hue of 167°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.06:1 contrast and black text 10.21:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Diroset (#5acaa4). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is teal-400.

More light emerald colors

Lighter: #5bc8a0 mixed with white

  1. 5bc8a0
  2. 6fcea9
  3. 82d3b2
  4. 93d9bc
  5. a3dfc5
  6. b3e4cf
  7. c3ead8
  8. d2efe2
  9. e1f4eb
  10. f0faf5

Darker: #5bc8a0 mixed with black

  1. 5bc8a0
  2. 4eae8b
  3. 419476
  4. 357b61
  5. 29634e
  6. 1e4c3b
  7. 133629
  8. 092119
  9. 030f09
  10. 000201

Calmer: #5bc8a0 with less saturation

  1. 5bc8a0
  2. 67c6a2
  3. 72c4a3
  4. 7cc1a5
  5. 85bfa7
  6. 8dbda8
  7. 95baaa
  8. 9cb8ab
  9. a3b5ad
  10. aab3af

Questions about #5bc8a0

What color is #5bc8a0?

#5bc8a0 is bright light emerald. The closest named color is Diroset. In RGB it is rgb(91, 200, 160), in HSL hsl(157.98, 49.77%, 57.06%) and in OKLCH oklch(75.778% 0.11707 166.527).

What colors go well with #5bc8a0?

The complementary color of #5bc8a0 is #e691bf. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #8dc276 and #37c7c9. The triadic partners are #aba5f7 and #ed986f.

Is white or black text more readable on #5bc8a0?

Black text reads better on #5bc8a0: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.06:1 and black gives 10.21:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #5bc8a0 a warm or cool color?

#5bc8a0 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 167 degrees, its lightness 75.8% and its chroma 0.117.