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#5fb987 color: Green Garter

#5fb987 is rgb(95, 185, 135) in RGB and oklch(71.629% 0.11447 157.427) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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147°
100%

71.6%
0.114
157°
  • Emerald
  • Light
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Mint
  • emerald-500
  • Black 27%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.39:1Hard to read
Lc -52
Black text
8.78:1Readable · AA
Lc 57

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About #5fb987

#5fb987 is a soft light emerald color. In OKLCH it has 71.6% lightness, 0.114 chroma and a hue of 157°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.39:1 contrast and black text 8.78:1, 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: #5fb987 mixed with white

  1. 5fb987
  2. 71c093
  3. 82c79e
  4. 93ceaa
  5. a3d5b6
  6. b2dcc2
  7. c2e3ce
  8. d1eada
  9. e0f1e6
  10. f0f8f3

Darker: #5fb987 mixed with black

  1. 5fb987
  2. 52a075
  3. 448963
  4. 387151
  5. 2c5b41
  6. 204631
  7. 153121
  8. 0a1e13
  9. 030d06
  10. 000201

Calmer: #5fb987 with less saturation

  1. 5fb987
  2. 68b78a
  3. 70b58d
  4. 78b390
  5. 7fb193
  6. 86af96
  7. 8cad98
  8. 92aa9b
  9. 98a89e
  10. 9ea6a1

Questions about #5fb987

What color is #5fb987?

#5fb987 is soft light emerald. The closest named color is Green Garter. In RGB it is rgb(95, 185, 135), in HSL hsl(146.67, 39.13%, 54.9%) and in OKLCH oklch(71.629% 0.11447 157.427).

What colors go well with #5fb987?

The complementary color of #5fb987 is #d187bd. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #8fb160 and #2fbab0. The triadic partners are #929cea and #e1896f.

Is white or black text more readable on #5fb987?

Black text reads better on #5fb987: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.39:1 and black gives 8.78:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #5fb987 a warm or cool color?

#5fb987 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 157 degrees, its lightness 71.6% and its chroma 0.114.