What color is #5BC7B1?

#5BC7B1 is a desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Cockatoo. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5BC7B1?

The RGB value is 91, 199, 177: 91 red, 199 green and 177 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5BC7B1?

The complementary color is #C75B71, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5BC7B1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.25:1 and white text 2.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5BC7B1 color

#5BC7B1 rgb(91, 199, 177)

Shades of teal

The hex color #5BC7B1 is a desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 35.7% red, 78% green and 69.4% blue (91, 199, 177).

Its hue angle is 168°, with 49% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 54% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is Cockatoo (#58C8B6), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.25:1).

#5BC7B1 color codes

HEX	`#5BC7B1`
RGB	`rgb(91, 199, 177)`
RGB percent	`rgb(35.7%, 78%, 69.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(168, 49%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(168, 54%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(54%, 0%, 11%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(73.7, -36.4, 1.61)`
CIE LCH	`lch(73.7, 36.44, 177.46)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.67, 46.242, 48.79)`
Decimal	`6014897`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5BC7B1, 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 #5BC7B1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.25:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.05:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#5BC7B1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.05:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.25:1	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 #5BC7B1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5bc7b1; }
.text { color: #5bc7b1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5bc7b1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(91 199 177 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5bc7b1, #5ba7c7); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Medium Aquamarine.

Questions

What color is #5BC7B1?: #5BC7B1 is a desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Cockatoo. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5BC7B1?: The RGB value is 91, 199, 177: 91 red, 199 green and 177 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5BC7B1?: The complementary color is #C75B71, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5BC7B1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.25:1 and white text 2.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.