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#5cba8a color: Green Garter

#5cba8a is rgb(92, 186, 138) in RGB and oklch(71.823% 0.11503 159.264) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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149°
100%

71.8%
0.115
159°
  • Emerald
  • Light
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Mint
  • teal-500
  • Black 27%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.37:1Hard to read
Lc -52
Black text
8.85:1Readable · AA
Lc 57

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About #5cba8a

#5cba8a is a soft light emerald color. In OKLCH it has 71.8% lightness, 0.115 chroma and a hue of 159°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.37:1 contrast and black text 8.85:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Green Garter (#61ba85). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is teal-500.

More light emerald colors

Lighter: #5cba8a mixed with white

  1. 5cba8a
  2. 6fc195
  3. 80c8a1
  4. 91cfac
  5. a1d6b8
  6. b1ddc3
  7. c1e4cf
  8. d1ebdb
  9. e0f1e7
  10. f0f8f3

Darker: #5cba8a mixed with black

  1. 5cba8a
  2. 4fa177
  3. 428965
  4. 367253
  5. 2a5c42
  6. 1f4632
  7. 143222
  8. 0a1e14
  9. 030d07
  10. 000201

Calmer: #5cba8a with less saturation

  1. 5cba8a
  2. 66b88d
  3. 6fb68f
  4. 77b492
  5. 7eb295
  6. 85b097
  7. 8cad9a
  8. 92ab9c
  9. 98a99f
  10. 9ea6a1

Questions about #5cba8a

What color is #5cba8a?

#5cba8a is soft light emerald. The closest named color is Green Garter. In RGB it is rgb(92, 186, 138), in HSL hsl(149.36, 40.52%, 54.51%) and in OKLCH oklch(71.823% 0.11503 159.264).

What colors go well with #5cba8a?

The complementary color of #5cba8a is #d387bc. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #8db262 and #2dbbb3. The triadic partners are #959ceb and #e18a6d.

Is white or black text more readable on #5cba8a?

Black text reads better on #5cba8a: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.37:1 and black gives 8.85:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #5cba8a a warm or cool color?

#5cba8a is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 159 degrees, its lightness 71.8% and its chroma 0.115.