What color is #5DBE88?

#5DBE88 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 #5DBE88?

The RGB value is 93, 190, 136: 93 red, 190 green and 136 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5DBE88?

The complementary color is #BE5D93, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5DBE88?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.19:1 and white text 2.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5DBE88 color

#5DBE88 rgb(93, 190, 136)

Shades of green

The hex color #5DBE88 is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.5% red, 74.5% green and 53.3% blue (93, 190, 136).

Its hue angle is 147°, with 43% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 51% cyan, 0% magenta, 28% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Bleached Olive (#55BB88), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.19:1).

#5DBE88 color codes

HEX	`#5DBE88`
RGB	`rgb(93, 190, 136)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.5%, 74.5%, 53.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(147, 43%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(147, 51%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(51%, 0%, 28%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.13, -41.06, 18.72)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.13, 45.12, 155.49)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.369, 40.929, 29.746)`
Decimal	`6143624`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5DBE88, 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 #5DBE88	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.19:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.29:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#5DBE88 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.29:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.19:1	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 #5DBE88 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5dbe88; }
.text { color: #5dbe88; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5dbe88; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(93 190 136 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5dbe88, #5dbeb9); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #5DBE88?: #5DBE88 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 #5DBE88?: The RGB value is 93, 190, 136: 93 red, 190 green and 136 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5DBE88?: The complementary color is #BE5D93, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5DBE88?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.19:1 and white text 2.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.