What color is #5BA384?

#5BA384 is a desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Yoda. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5BA384?

The RGB value is 91, 163, 132: 91 red, 163 green and 132 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5BA384?

The complementary color is #A35B7A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5BA384?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.02:1 and white text 2.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5BA384 color

#5BA384 rgb(91, 163, 132)

Shades of green

The hex color #5BA384 is a desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 35.7% red, 63.9% green and 51.8% blue (91, 163, 132).

Its hue angle is 154°, with 28% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 44% cyan, 0% magenta, 19% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Yoda (#53A079), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.02:1).

#5BA384 color codes

HEX	`#5BA384`
RGB	`rgb(91, 163, 132)`
RGB percent	`rgb(35.7%, 63.9%, 51.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(154, 28%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(154, 44%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(44%, 0%, 19%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.73, -30.02, 9.15)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.73, 31.38, 163.05)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.575, 30.083, 26.495)`
Decimal	`6005636`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5BA384, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #5BA384	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.02:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.99:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#5BA384 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.99:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.02:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #5BA384 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5ba384; }
.text { color: #5ba384; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5ba384; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(91 163 132 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5ba384, #5b9ea3); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mint.

Questions

What color is #5BA384?: #5BA384 is a desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Yoda. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5BA384?: The RGB value is 91, 163, 132: 91 red, 163 green and 132 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5BA384?: The complementary color is #A35B7A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5BA384?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.02:1 and white text 2.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.