What color is #5BBE66?

#5BBE66 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Bermudagrass. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5BBE66?

The RGB value is 91, 190, 102: 91 red, 190 green and 102 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5BBE66?

The complementary color is #BE5BB3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5BBE66?

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.

#5BBE66 color

#5BBE66 rgb(91, 190, 102)

Shades of green

The hex color #5BBE66 is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 35.7% red, 74.5% green and 40% blue (91, 190, 102).

Its hue angle is 127°, with 43% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 52% cyan, 0% magenta, 46% 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).

#5BBE66 color codes

HEX	`#5BBE66`
RGB	`rgb(91, 190, 102)`
RGB percent	`rgb(35.7%, 74.5%, 40%)`
HSL	`hsl(127, 43%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(127, 52%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(52%, 0%, 46%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.48, -47.54, 35.68)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.48, 59.44, 143.11)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.125, 40.008, 18.966)`
Decimal	`6012518`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5BBE66, 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 #5BBE66	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.33:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#5BBE66 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 #5BBE66 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5bbe66; }
.text { color: #5bbe66; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5bbe66; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(91 190 102 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5bbe66, #5bbe98); }

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Questions

What color is #5BBE66?: #5BBE66 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Bermudagrass. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5BBE66?: The RGB value is 91, 190, 102: 91 red, 190 green and 102 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5BBE66?: The complementary color is #BE5BB3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5BBE66?: 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.