What color is #5BC271?

#5BC271 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Bermudagrass. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5BC271?

The RGB value is 91, 194, 113: 91 red, 194 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5BC271?

The complementary color is #C25BAC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5BC271?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.4:1 and white text 2.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5BC271 color

#5BC271 rgb(91, 194, 113)

Shades of green

The hex color #5BC271 is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 35.7% red, 76.1% green and 44.3% blue (91, 194, 113).

Its hue angle is 133°, with 46% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 53% cyan, 0% magenta, 42% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is Bermudagrass (#6BC271), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.4:1).

#5BC271 color codes

HEX	`#5BC271`
RGB	`rgb(91, 194, 113)`
RGB percent	`rgb(35.7%, 76.1%, 44.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(133, 46%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(133, 53%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(53%, 0%, 42%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.87, -47.45, 31.84)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.87, 57.14, 146.13)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.585, 41.998, 22.325)`
Decimal	`6013553`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5BC271, 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 #5BC271	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.4:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.23:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#5BC271 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.23:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.4:1	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 #5BC271 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5bc271; }
.text { color: #5bc271; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5bc271; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(91 194 113 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5bc271, #5bc2a5); }

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Questions

What color is #5BC271?: #5BC271 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Bermudagrass. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5BC271?: The RGB value is 91, 194, 113: 91 red, 194 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5BC271?: The complementary color is #C25BAC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5BC271?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.4:1 and white text 2.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.