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#5ea488 color: Plumosa

#5ea488 is rgb(94, 164, 136) in RGB and oklch(66.429% 0.08317 166.249) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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156°
100%

66.4%
0.083
166°
  • Emerald
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Mint
  • teal-500
  • Black 36%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.94:1Hard to read
Lc -61
Black text
7.14:1Readable · AA
Lc 48

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About #5ea488

#5ea488 is a soft emerald color. In OKLCH it has 66.4% lightness, 0.083 chroma and a hue of 166°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.94:1 contrast and black text 7.14:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Plumosa (#64a281). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is teal-500.

More medium emerald colors

Lighter: #5ea488 mixed with white

  1. 5ea488
  2. 6fad93
  3. 7fb69f
  4. 90bfaa
  5. a0c8b6
  6. afd1c2
  7. bfdace
  8. cfe3da
  9. dfede6
  10. eff6f3

Darker: #5ea488 mixed with black

  1. 5ea488
  2. 518e75
  3. 447963
  4. 376452
  5. 2b5041
  6. 1f3d31
  7. 142b22
  8. 0a1a13
  9. 030a06
  10. 000101

Calmer: #5ea488 with less saturation

  1. 5ea488
  2. 65a289
  3. 6ba18a
  4. 719f8b
  5. 779e8d
  6. 7c9c8e
  7. 819a8f
  8. 869990
  9. 8a9791
  10. 8f9592

Questions about #5ea488

What color is #5ea488?

#5ea488 is soft emerald. The closest named color is Plumosa. In RGB it is rgb(94, 164, 136), in HSL hsl(156, 27.78%, 50.59%) and in OKLCH oklch(66.429% 0.08317 166.249).

What colors go well with #5ea488?

The complementary color of #5ea488 is #b97f9e. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #7ca06c and #4da3a4. The triadic partners are #8f8cc5 and #be8468.

Is white or black text more readable on #5ea488?

Black text reads better on #5ea488: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.94:1 and black gives 7.14:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #5ea488 a warm or cool color?

#5ea488 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 166 degrees, its lightness 66.4% and its chroma 0.083.