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#5fbb8a color: Green Garter

#5fbb8a is rgb(95, 187, 138) in RGB and oklch(72.193% 0.11469 158.399) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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148°
100%

72.2%
0.115
158°
  • Emerald
  • Light
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Mint
  • teal-500
  • Black 27%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.34:1Hard to read
Lc -51
Black text
8.96:1Readable · AA
Lc 58

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About #5fbb8a

#5fbb8a is a soft light emerald color. In OKLCH it has 72.2% lightness, 0.115 chroma and a hue of 158°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.34:1 contrast and black text 8.96:1, 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: #5fbb8a mixed with white

  1. 5fbb8a
  2. 71c295
  3. 82c9a1
  4. 93d0ac
  5. a3d7b8
  6. b2ddc3
  7. c2e4cf
  8. d1ebdb
  9. e1f2e7
  10. f0f8f3

Darker: #5fbb8a mixed with black

  1. 5fbb8a
  2. 52a277
  3. 448a65
  4. 387353
  5. 2c5c42
  6. 204632
  7. 153222
  8. 0a1f14
  9. 030d07
  10. 000201

Calmer: #5fbb8a with less saturation

  1. 5fbb8a
  2. 68b98d
  3. 71b790
  4. 79b592
  5. 80b395
  6. 87b198
  7. 8eae9b
  8. 94ac9d
  9. 9aaaa0
  10. a0a7a2

Questions about #5fbb8a

What color is #5fbb8a?

#5fbb8a is soft light emerald. The closest named color is Green Garter. In RGB it is rgb(95, 187, 138), in HSL hsl(148.04, 40.35%, 55.29%) and in OKLCH oklch(72.193% 0.11469 158.399).

What colors go well with #5fbb8a?

The complementary color of #5fbb8a is #d488be. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #90b363 and #31bcb3. The triadic partners are #959dec and #e38b6f.

Is white or black text more readable on #5fbb8a?

Black text reads better on #5fbb8a: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.34:1 and black gives 8.96:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #5fbb8a a warm or cool color?

#5fbb8a is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 158 degrees, its lightness 72.2% and its chroma 0.115.