What color is #5BDD86?

#5BDD86 is a moderate green, closest to the named color Shivering Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5BDD86?

The RGB value is 91, 221, 134: 91 red, 221 green and 134 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5BDD86?

The complementary color is #DD5BB2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5BDD86?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.13:1 and white text 1.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5BDD86 color

#5BDD86 rgb(91, 221, 134)

Shades of green

The hex color #5BDD86 is a moderate green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 35.7% red, 86.7% green and 52.5% blue (91, 221, 134).

Its hue angle is 140°, with 66% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 59% cyan, 0% magenta, 39% yellow and 13% black.

The closest named color is Shivering Green (#24DD7E), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.13:1).

#5BDD86 color codes

HEX	`#5BDD86`
RGB	`rgb(91, 221, 134)`
RGB percent	`rgb(35.7%, 86.7%, 52.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(140, 66%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(140, 59%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(59%, 0%, 39%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(79.42, -54.71, 32.27)`
CIE LCH	`lch(79.42, 63.52, 149.47)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.471, 55.655, 31.476)`
Decimal	`6020486`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5BDD86, 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 #5BDD86	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.13:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.73:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#5BDD86 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.73:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.13:1	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 #5BDD86 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5bdd86; }
.text { color: #5bdd86; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5bdd86; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(91 221 134 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5bdd86, #5bddc7); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #5BDD86?: #5BDD86 is a moderate green, closest to the named color Shivering Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5BDD86?: The RGB value is 91, 221, 134: 91 red, 221 green and 134 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5BDD86?: The complementary color is #DD5BB2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5BDD86?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.13:1 and white text 1.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.