What color is #5BC552?

#5BC552 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Mantis. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5BC552?

The RGB value is 91, 197, 82: 91 red, 197 green and 82 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5BC552?

The complementary color is #BC52C5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5BC552?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.55:1 and white text 2.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5BC552 color

#5BC552 rgb(91, 197, 82)

Shades of green

The hex color #5BC552 is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 35.7% red, 77.3% green and 32.2% blue (91, 197, 82).

Its hue angle is 115°, with 50% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 54% cyan, 0% magenta, 58% yellow and 23% black.

The closest named color is Mantis (#74C365), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.55:1).

#5BC552 color codes

HEX	`#5BC552`
RGB	`rgb(91, 197, 82)`
RGB percent	`rgb(35.7%, 77.3%, 32.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(115, 50%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(115, 58%, 77%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(54%, 0%, 58%, 23%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.39, -52.95, 47.67)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.39, 71.25, 138)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.802, 42.764, 14.876)`
Decimal	`6014290`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5BC552, 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 #5BC552	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.55:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#5BC552 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.55:1	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 #5BC552 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5bc552; }
.text { color: #5bc552; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5bc552; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(91 197 82 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5bc552, #52c582); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lime Green.

Questions

What color is #5BC552?: #5BC552 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Mantis. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5BC552?: The RGB value is 91, 197, 82: 91 red, 197 green and 82 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5BC552?: The complementary color is #BC52C5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5BC552?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.55:1 and white text 2.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.