What color is #5BC385?

#5BC385 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Bleached Olive. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5BC385?

The RGB value is 91, 195, 133: 91 red, 195 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5BC385?

The complementary color is #C35B99, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5BC385?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.59:1 and white text 2.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5BC385 color

#5BC385 rgb(91, 195, 133)

Shades of green

The hex color #5BC385 is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 35.7% red, 76.5% green and 52.2% blue (91, 195, 133).

Its hue angle is 144°, with 46% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 53% cyan, 0% magenta, 32% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is Bleached Olive (#55BB88), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.59:1).

#5BC385 color codes

HEX	`#5BC385`
RGB	`rgb(91, 195, 133)`
RGB percent	`rgb(35.7%, 76.5%, 52.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(144, 46%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(144, 53%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(53%, 0%, 32%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.52, -44.3, 22.22)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.52, 49.56, 153.36)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.061, 42.945, 28.996)`
Decimal	`6013829`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5BC385, 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 #5BC385	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.59:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.19:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#5BC385 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.19:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.59:1	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 #5BC385 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5bc385; }
.text { color: #5bc385; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5bc385; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(91 195 133 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5bc385, #5bc3b9); }

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Questions

What color is #5BC385?: #5BC385 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Bleached Olive. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5BC385?: The RGB value is 91, 195, 133: 91 red, 195 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5BC385?: The complementary color is #C35B99, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5BC385?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.59:1 and white text 2.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.