What color is #5BC388?

#5BC388 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 #5BC388?

The RGB value is 91, 195, 136: 91 red, 195 green and 136 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5BC388?

The complementary color is #C35B96, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5BC388?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.61:1 and white text 2.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5BC388 color

#5BC388 rgb(91, 195, 136)

Shades of green

The hex color #5BC388 is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 35.7% red, 76.5% green and 53.3% blue (91, 195, 136).

Its hue angle is 146°, with 46% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 53% cyan, 0% magenta, 30% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is Bleached Olive (#55BB88), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.61:1).

#5BC388 color codes

HEX	`#5BC388`
RGB	`rgb(91, 195, 136)`
RGB percent	`rgb(35.7%, 76.5%, 53.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(146, 46%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(146, 53%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(53%, 0%, 30%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.57, -43.72, 20.7)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.57, 48.37, 154.66)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.271, 43.029, 30.103)`
Decimal	`6013832`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5BC388, 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 #5BC388	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.61:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.19:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#5BC388 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.19:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.61:1	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 #5BC388 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5bc388; }
.text { color: #5bc388; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5bc388; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(91 195 136 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5bc388, #5bc3bc); }

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Questions

What color is #5BC388?: #5BC388 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 #5BC388?: The RGB value is 91, 195, 136: 91 red, 195 green and 136 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5BC388?: The complementary color is #C35B96, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5BC388?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.61:1 and white text 2.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.