What color is #5BBE65?

#5BBE65 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Bermudagrass. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5BBE65?

The RGB value is 91, 190, 101: 91 red, 190 green and 101 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5BBE65?

The complementary color is #BE5BB4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5BBE65?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9:1 and white text 2.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5BBE65 color

#5BBE65 rgb(91, 190, 101)

Shades of green

The hex color #5BBE65 is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 35.7% red, 74.5% green and 39.6% blue (91, 190, 101).

Its hue angle is 126°, with 43% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 52% cyan, 0% magenta, 47% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Bermudagrass (#6BC271), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9:1).

#5BBE65 color codes

HEX	`#5BBE65`
RGB	`rgb(91, 190, 101)`
RGB percent	`rgb(35.7%, 74.5%, 39.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(126, 43%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(126, 52%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(52%, 0%, 47%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.46, -47.69, 36.16)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.46, 59.85, 142.83)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.075, 39.989, 18.707)`
Decimal	`6012517`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5BBE65, 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 #5BBE65	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.33:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#5BBE65 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.33:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9:1	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 #5BBE65 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5bbe65; }
.text { color: #5bbe65; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5bbe65; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(91 190 101 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5bbe65, #5bbe96); }

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Questions

What color is #5BBE65?: #5BBE65 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Bermudagrass. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5BBE65?: The RGB value is 91, 190, 101: 91 red, 190 green and 101 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5BBE65?: The complementary color is #BE5BB4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5BBE65?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9:1 and white text 2.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.