What color is #5CB87B?

#5CB87B 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 #5CB87B?

The RGB value is 92, 184, 123: 92 red, 184 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5CB87B?

The complementary color is #B85C99, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5CB87B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.6:1 and white text 2.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5CB87B color

#5CB87B rgb(92, 184, 123)

Shades of green

The hex color #5CB87B is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.1% red, 72.2% green and 48.2% blue (92, 184, 123).

Its hue angle is 140°, with 39% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 50% cyan, 0% magenta, 33% yellow and 28% black.

The closest named color is Bleached Olive (#55BB88), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.6:1).

#5CB87B color codes

HEX	`#5CB87B`
RGB	`rgb(92, 184, 123)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.1%, 72.2%, 48.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(140, 39%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(140, 50%, 72%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(50%, 0%, 33%, 28%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.01, -41.21, 22.8)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.01, 47.09, 151.05)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.127, 37.984, 24.743)`
Decimal	`6076539`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5CB87B, 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 #5CB87B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.6:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.44:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#5CB87B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.44:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.6:1	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 #5CB87B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5cb87b; }
.text { color: #5cb87b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5cb87b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(92 184 123 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5cb87b, #5cb8a9); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #5CB87B?: #5CB87B 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 #5CB87B?: The RGB value is 92, 184, 123: 92 red, 184 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5CB87B?: The complementary color is #B85C99, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5CB87B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.6:1 and white text 2.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.