What color is #5BC973?

#5BC973 is a moderate green, closest to the named color Emerald Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5BC973?

The RGB value is 91, 201, 115: 91 red, 201 green and 115 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5BC973?

The complementary color is #C95BB1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5BC973?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.05:1 and white text 2.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5BC973 color

#5BC973 rgb(91, 201, 115)

Shades of green

The hex color #5BC973 is a moderate green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 35.7% red, 78.8% green and 45.1% blue (91, 201, 115).

Its hue angle is 133°, with 50% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 55% cyan, 0% magenta, 43% yellow and 21% black.

The closest named color is Emerald Green (#50C878), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.05:1).

#5BC973 color codes

HEX	`#5BC973`
RGB	`rgb(91, 201, 115)`
RGB percent	`rgb(35.7%, 78.8%, 45.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(133, 50%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(133, 55%, 79%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(55%, 0%, 43%, 21%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(73.04, -49.96, 33.63)`
CIE LCH	`lch(73.04, 60.23, 146.05)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.294, 45.233, 23.456)`
Decimal	`6015347`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5BC973, 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 #5BC973	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.05:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.09:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#5BC973 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.09:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.05:1	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 #5BC973 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5bc973; }
.text { color: #5bc973; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5bc973; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(91 201 115 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5bc973, #5bc9aa); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #5BC973?: #5BC973 is a moderate green, closest to the named color Emerald Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5BC973?: The RGB value is 91, 201, 115: 91 red, 201 green and 115 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5BC973?: The complementary color is #C95BB1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5BC973?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.05:1 and white text 2.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.