What color is #5BBB71?

#5BBB71 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Bermudagrass. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5BBB71?

The RGB value is 91, 187, 113: 91 red, 187 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5BBB71?

The complementary color is #BB5BA5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5BBB71?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.79:1 and white text 2.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5BBB71 color

#5BBB71 rgb(91, 187, 113)

Shades of green

The hex color #5BBB71 is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 35.7% red, 73.3% green and 44.3% blue (91, 187, 113).

Its hue angle is 134°, with 41% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 51% cyan, 0% magenta, 40% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Bermudagrass (#6BC271), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.79:1).

#5BBB71 color codes

HEX	`#5BBB71`
RGB	`rgb(91, 187, 113)`
RGB percent	`rgb(35.7%, 73.3%, 44.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(134, 41%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(134, 51%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(51%, 0%, 40%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.72, -44.54, 29.03)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.72, 53.16, 146.9)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.064, 38.955, 21.818)`
Decimal	`6011761`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5BBB71, 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 #5BBB71	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.79:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.39:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#5BBB71 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.39:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.79:1	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 #5BBB71 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5bbb71; }
.text { color: #5bbb71; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5bbb71; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(91 187 113 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5bbb71, #5bbba1); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #5BBB71?: #5BBB71 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Bermudagrass. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5BBB71?: The RGB value is 91, 187, 113: 91 red, 187 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5BBB71?: The complementary color is #BB5BA5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5BBB71?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.79:1 and white text 2.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.