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#5fb989 color: Green Garter

#5fb989 is rgb(95, 185, 137) in RGB and oklch(71.676% 0.11266 158.442) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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148°
100%

71.7%
0.113
158°
  • Emerald
  • Light
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Mint
  • teal-500
  • Black 27%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.39:1Hard to read
Lc -52
Black text
8.79:1Readable · AA
Lc 57

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About #5fb989

#5fb989 is a soft light emerald color. In OKLCH it has 71.7% lightness, 0.113 chroma and a hue of 158°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.39:1 contrast and black text 8.79:1, 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: #5fb989 mixed with white

  1. 5fb989
  2. 71c094
  3. 82c7a0
  4. 93ceab
  5. a3d5b7
  6. b2dcc3
  7. c2e3cf
  8. d1eadb
  9. e0f1e7
  10. f0f8f3

Darker: #5fb989 mixed with black

  1. 5fb989
  2. 52a076
  3. 448964
  4. 387153
  5. 2c5b42
  6. 204631
  7. 153122
  8. 0a1e14
  9. 030d07
  10. 000201

Calmer: #5fb989 with less saturation

  1. 5fb989
  2. 68b78c
  3. 71b58f
  4. 78b391
  5. 7fb194
  6. 86af97
  7. 8dad99
  8. 93aa9c
  9. 98a89e
  10. 9ea6a1

Questions about #5fb989

What color is #5fb989?

#5fb989 is soft light emerald. The closest named color is Green Garter. In RGB it is rgb(95, 185, 137), in HSL hsl(148, 39.13%, 54.9%) and in OKLCH oklch(71.676% 0.11266 158.442).

What colors go well with #5fb989?

The complementary color of #5fb989 is #d287bc. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #8eb162 and #33bab1. The triadic partners are #949ce9 and #e08a6f.

Is white or black text more readable on #5fb989?

Black text reads better on #5fb989: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.39:1 and black gives 8.79:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #5fb989 a warm or cool color?

#5fb989 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 158 degrees, its lightness 71.7% and its chroma 0.113.