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#5bdaaf color: Medium Aquamarine

#5bdaaf is rgb(91, 218, 175) in RGB and oklch(80.546% 0.12941 167.723) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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160°
100%

80.5%
0.129
168°
  • Emerald
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Turquoise
  • emerald-300
  • Black 15%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
1.74:1Hard to read
Lc -35
Black text
12.09:1Readable · AA
Lc 73

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About #5bdaaf

#5bdaaf is a bright light emerald color. In OKLCH it has 80.5% lightness, 0.129 chroma and a hue of 168°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 1.74:1 contrast and black text 12.09:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Medium Aquamarine (#66ddaa). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is emerald-300.

More light emerald colors

Lighter: #5bdaaf mixed with white

  1. 5bdaaf
  2. 71deb7
  3. 84e2bf
  4. 96e6c7
  5. a6eacf
  6. b6edd6
  7. c5f1df
  8. d4f5e7
  9. e3f8ef
  10. f1fcf7

Darker: #5bdaaf mixed with black

  1. 5bdaaf
  2. 4ebd98
  3. 41a281
  4. 35876b
  5. 296c56
  6. 1e5441
  7. 133c2e
  8. 09251c
  9. 03110b
  10. 000201

Calmer: #5bdaaf with less saturation

  1. 5bdaaf
  2. 6ad8b1
  3. 77d5b2
  4. 83d3b4
  5. 8dd0b6
  6. 97cdb7
  7. a0cbb9
  8. a8c8ba
  9. b0c5bc
  10. b8c2be

Questions about #5bdaaf

What color is #5bdaaf?

#5bdaaf is bright light emerald. The closest named color is Medium Aquamarine. In RGB it is rgb(91, 218, 175), in HSL hsl(159.69, 63.18%, 60.59%) and in OKLCH oklch(80.546% 0.12941 167.723).

What colors go well with #5bdaaf?

The complementary color of #5bdaaf is #fc9ccf. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #96d37f and #2ed9dd. The triadic partners are #bbb2ff and #ffa574.

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

Black text reads better on #5bdaaf: white gives a contrast ratio of 1.74:1 and black gives 12.09:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #5bdaaf a warm or cool color?

#5bdaaf is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 168 degrees, its lightness 80.5% and its chroma 0.129.