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#5cb496 color: Electra

#5cb496 is rgb(92, 180, 150) in RGB and oklch(70.653% 0.09686 168.996) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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160°
100%

70.7%
0.097
169°
  • Emerald
  • Light
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Mint
  • teal-500
  • Black 29%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.49:1Hard to read
Lc -54
Black text
8.42:1Readable · AA
Lc 55

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About #5cb496

#5cb496 is a soft light emerald color. In OKLCH it has 70.7% lightness, 0.097 chroma and a hue of 169°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.49:1 contrast and black text 8.42:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Electra (#55b492). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is teal-500.

More light emerald colors

Lighter: #5cb496 mixed with white

  1. 5cb496
  2. 6ebca0
  3. 80c3aa
  4. 91cbb4
  5. a1d2bf
  6. b1dac9
  7. c1e1d4
  8. d0e9df
  9. e0f0e9
  10. eff8f4

Darker: #5cb496 mixed with black

  1. 5cb496
  2. 4f9c82
  3. 42856e
  4. 366e5b
  5. 2a5849
  6. 1f4437
  7. 143026
  8. 0a1d16
  9. 030c08
  10. 000201

Calmer: #5cb496 with less saturation

  1. 5cb496
  2. 65b297
  3. 6eb098
  4. 75ae99
  5. 7cad9a
  6. 83ab9b
  7. 8aa99c
  8. 90a79d
  9. 95a59e
  10. 9ba29f

Questions about #5cb496

What color is #5cb496?

#5cb496 is soft light emerald. The closest named color is Electra. In RGB it is rgb(92, 180, 150), in HSL hsl(159.55, 36.97%, 53.33%) and in OKLCH oklch(70.653% 0.09686 168.996).

What colors go well with #5cb496?

The complementary color of #5cb496 is #ce87aa. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #81af74 and #48b3b7. The triadic partners are #9e96d9 and #d28e6a.

Is white or black text more readable on #5cb496?

Black text reads better on #5cb496: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.49:1 and black gives 8.42:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #5cb496 a warm or cool color?

#5cb496 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 169 degrees, its lightness 70.7% and its chroma 0.097.