What color is #5BB791?

#5BB791 is a desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Electra. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5BB791?

The RGB value is 91, 183, 145: 91 red, 183 green and 145 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5BB791?

The complementary color is #B75B81, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5BB791?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.63:1 and white text 2.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5BB791 color

#5BB791 rgb(91, 183, 145)

Shades of green

The hex color #5BB791 is a desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 35.7% red, 71.8% green and 56.9% blue (91, 183, 145).

Its hue angle is 155°, with 39% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 50% cyan, 0% magenta, 21% yellow and 28% black.

The closest named color is Electra (#55B492), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.63:1).

#5BB791 color codes

HEX	`#5BB791`
RGB	`rgb(91, 183, 145)`
RGB percent	`rgb(35.7%, 71.8%, 56.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(155, 39%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(155, 50%, 72%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(50%, 0%, 21%, 28%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.12, -36.53, 11.02)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.12, 38.16, 163.21)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.356, 38.133, 32.754)`
Decimal	`6010769`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5BB791, 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 #5BB791	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.63:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.43:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#5BB791 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.43:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.63:1	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 #5BB791 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5bb791; }
.text { color: #5bb791; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5bb791; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(91 183 145 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5bb791, #5bafb7); }

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Questions

What color is #5BB791?: #5BB791 is a desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Electra. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5BB791?: The RGB value is 91, 183, 145: 91 red, 183 green and 145 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5BB791?: The complementary color is #B75B81, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5BB791?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.63:1 and white text 2.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.