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#5cb986 color: Green Garter

#5cb986 is rgb(92, 185, 134) in RGB and oklch(71.48% 0.11717 157.539) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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147°
100%

71.5%
0.117
158°
  • Emerald
  • Light
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Mint
  • emerald-500
  • Black 27%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.40:1Hard to read
Lc -52
Black text
8.74:1Readable · AA
Lc 57

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About #5cb986

#5cb986 is a soft light emerald color. In OKLCH it has 71.5% lightness, 0.117 chroma and a hue of 158°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.4:1 contrast and black text 8.74:1, 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: #5cb986 mixed with white

  1. 5cb986
  2. 6fc092
  3. 80c79e
  4. 91cea9
  5. a1d5b5
  6. b1dcc1
  7. c1e3ce
  8. d0eada
  9. e0f1e6
  10. f0f8f2

Darker: #5cb986 mixed with black

  1. 5cb986
  2. 4fa074
  3. 428962
  4. 367151
  5. 2a5b40
  6. 1f4630
  7. 143121
  8. 0a1e13
  9. 030d06
  10. 000201

Calmer: #5cb986 with less saturation

  1. 5cb986
  2. 66b789
  3. 6eb58c
  4. 76b38f
  5. 7eb192
  6. 85af95
  7. 8bac98
  8. 92aa9b
  9. 98a89d
  10. 9da5a0

Questions about #5cb986

What color is #5cb986?

#5cb986 is soft light emerald. The closest named color is Green Garter. In RGB it is rgb(92, 185, 134), in HSL hsl(147.1, 39.91%, 54.31%) and in OKLCH oklch(71.48% 0.11717 157.539).

What colors go well with #5cb986?

The complementary color of #5cb986 is #d286bd. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #8eb15e and #27bab0. The triadic partners are #919beb and #e1886d.

Is white or black text more readable on #5cb986?

Black text reads better on #5cb986: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.4:1 and black gives 8.74:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #5cb986 a warm or cool color?

#5cb986 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 158 degrees, its lightness 71.5% and its chroma 0.117.