What color is #5BAD97?

#5BAD97 is a desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Water Park. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5BAD97?

The RGB value is 91, 173, 151: 91 red, 173 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5BAD97?

The complementary color is #AD5B71, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5BAD97?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.87:1 and white text 2.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5BAD97 color

#5BAD97 rgb(91, 173, 151)

Shades of green

The hex color #5BAD97 is a desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 35.7% red, 67.8% green and 59.2% blue (91, 173, 151).

Its hue angle is 164°, with 33% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 47% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is Water Park (#54AF9C), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.87:1).

#5BAD97 color codes

HEX	`#5BAD97`
RGB	`rgb(91, 173, 151)`
RGB percent	`rgb(35.7%, 67.8%, 59.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(164, 33%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(164, 47%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(47%, 0%, 13%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.23, -30.47, 3.59)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.23, 30.68, 173.28)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.842, 34.344, 34.592)`
Decimal	`6008215`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5BAD97, 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 #5BAD97	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.87:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.67:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#5BAD97 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.67:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.87:1	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 #5BAD97 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5bad97; }
.text { color: #5bad97; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5bad97; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(91 173 151 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5bad97, #5b9aad); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mint.

Questions

What color is #5BAD97?: #5BAD97 is a desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Water Park. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5BAD97?: The RGB value is 91, 173, 151: 91 red, 173 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5BAD97?: The complementary color is #AD5B71, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5BAD97?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.87:1 and white text 2.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.