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#5cb980 color: Green Garter

#5cb980 is rgb(92, 185, 128) in RGB and oklch(71.345% 0.12275 154.788) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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143°
100%

71.3%
0.123
155°
  • Emerald
  • Light
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Mint
  • emerald-500
  • Black 27%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.41:1Hard to read
Lc -52
Black text
8.71:1Readable · AA
Lc 57

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About #5cb980

#5cb980 is a soft light emerald color. In OKLCH it has 71.3% lightness, 0.123 chroma and a hue of 155°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.41:1 contrast and black text 8.71:1, 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: #5cb980 mixed with white

  1. 5cb980
  2. 6fc08c
  3. 80c799
  4. 91cea5
  5. a1d5b2
  6. b1dcbe
  7. c1e3cb
  8. d0ead8
  9. e0f1e5
  10. eff8f2

Darker: #5cb980 mixed with black

  1. 5cb980
  2. 4fa06e
  3. 42895d
  4. 36714d
  5. 2a5b3d
  6. 1f462e
  7. 14311f
  8. 0a1e12
  9. 030d06
  10. 000201

Calmer: #5cb980 with less saturation

  1. 5cb980
  2. 66b784
  3. 6eb587
  4. 76b38b
  5. 7eb18e
  6. 84ae92
  7. 8bac95
  8. 91aa99
  9. 97a79c
  10. 9da59f

Questions about #5cb980

What color is #5cb980?

#5cb980 is soft light emerald. The closest named color is Green Garter. In RGB it is rgb(92, 185, 128), in HSL hsl(143.23, 39.91%, 54.31%) and in OKLCH oklch(71.345% 0.12275 154.788).

What colors go well with #5cb980?

The complementary color of #5cb980 is #d184c1. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #91b055 and #17bbac. The triadic partners are #8c9cef and #e4856d.

Is white or black text more readable on #5cb980?

Black text reads better on #5cb980: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.41:1 and black gives 8.71:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #5cb980 a warm or cool color?

#5cb980 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 155 degrees, its lightness 71.3% and its chroma 0.123.