What color is #5BC2A5?

#5BC2A5 is a desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Spearmint. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5BC2A5?

The RGB value is 91, 194, 165: 91 red, 194 green and 165 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5BC2A5?

The complementary color is #C25B78, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5BC2A5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.7:1 and white text 2.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5BC2A5 color

#5BC2A5 rgb(91, 194, 165)

Shades of green

The hex color #5BC2A5 is a desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 35.7% red, 76.1% green and 64.7% blue (91, 194, 165).

Its hue angle is 163°, with 46% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 53% cyan, 0% magenta, 15% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is Spearmint (#64BFA4), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.7:1).

#5BC2A5 color codes

HEX	`#5BC2A5`
RGB	`rgb(91, 194, 165)`
RGB percent	`rgb(35.7%, 76.1%, 64.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(163, 46%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(163, 53%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(53%, 0%, 15%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.91, -36.99, 5.53)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.91, 37.4, 171.5)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.395, 43.522, 42.389)`
Decimal	`6013605`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5BC2A5, 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 #5BC2A5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.7:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.16:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#5BC2A5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.16:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.7:1	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 #5BC2A5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5bc2a5; }
.text { color: #5bc2a5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5bc2a5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(91 194 165 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5bc2a5, #5bacc2); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #5BC2A5?: #5BC2A5 is a desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Spearmint. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5BC2A5?: The RGB value is 91, 194, 165: 91 red, 194 green and 165 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5BC2A5?: The complementary color is #C25B78, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5BC2A5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.7:1 and white text 2.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.