#5bbb9f

Color #5bbb9f

A moderately saturated medium green.

Closest named color Medium Aquamarine #66cdaa · ΔE 7.34 Nearest Tailwind class teal-500 #00bba7 · ΔE 5.5

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Conversions

HEX

#5bbb9f

RGB

rgb(91, 187, 159)

HSL

hsl(162.5, 41.4%, 54.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(162.5, 51.3%, 73.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(51.3%, 0%, 15%, 26.7%)

LAB

lab(69.66, -35.18, 5.56)

LCH

lch(69.66, 35.62, 171.02)

OKLCH

oklch(72.6%, 0.1007, 171.89)

HWB

hwb(162.5, 35.7%, 26.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#bb5b77

Analogous

#5bbb6f

#5bbb9f

#5ba7bb

Triadic

#5bbb9f

#9f5bbb

#bb9f5b

Split-complementary

#5bbb9f

#bb5ba7

#bb6f5b

Tetradic

#5bbb9f

#5b77bb

#bb5b77

#bb9f5b

Square

#5bbb9f

#6f5bbb

#bb5b77

#a7bb5b

Shades

Color #5bbb9f mixed toward black.

#44a488

#36836d

#296251

#1b4236

#0e211b

Tints

Color #5bbb9f mixed toward white.

#76c6af

#92d2bf

#adddcf

#c8e8df

#e4f4ef

Tones

Color #5bbb9f mixed toward gray.

#63b39c

#6bab98

#73a395

#7b9b92

#83938e

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.32:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.05:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.05:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#8f90a6 · ΔE 29.2

Deuteranopia

#8982a8 · ΔE 34.1

Tritanopia

#63acad · ΔE 11.4

Achromatopsia

#aaaaaa · ΔE 23.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #5bbb9f;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#5bbb9f]

Related colors

Aquamarine #7fffd4

Medium Aquamarine #66cdaa

Medium Spring Green #00fa9a

Turquoise #40e0d0

Mint Cream #f5fffa

Spring Green #00ff7f

Frequently asked questions

#5bbb9f (#5bbb9f) is rgb(91, 187, 159) in RGB.

No, #5bbb9f is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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