What color is #5BB771?

#5BB771 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Turtle Warrior. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5BB771?

The RGB value is 91, 183, 113: 91 red, 183 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5BB771?

The complementary color is #B75BA1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5BB771?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.46:1 and white text 2.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5BB771 color

#5BB771 rgb(91, 183, 113)

Shades of green

The hex color #5BB771 is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 35.7% red, 71.8% green and 44.3% blue (91, 183, 113).

Its hue angle is 134°, with 39% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 50% cyan, 0% magenta, 38% yellow and 28% black.

The closest named color is Turtle Warrior (#35B76D), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.46:1).

#5BB771 color codes

HEX	`#5BB771`
RGB	`rgb(91, 183, 113)`
RGB percent	`rgb(35.7%, 71.8%, 44.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(134, 39%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(134, 50%, 72%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(50%, 0%, 38%, 28%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.49, -42.84, 27.41)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.49, 50.86, 147.39)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.227, 37.281, 21.539)`
Decimal	`6010737`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5BB771, 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 #5BB771	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.46:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.48:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#5BB771 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.48:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.46:1	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 #5BB771 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5bb771; }
.text { color: #5bb771; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5bb771; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(91 183 113 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5bb771, #5bb79f); }

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Questions

What color is #5BB771?: #5BB771 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Turtle Warrior. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5BB771?: The RGB value is 91, 183, 113: 91 red, 183 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5BB771?: The complementary color is #B75BA1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5BB771?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.46:1 and white text 2.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.