#5b8e53

Color #5b8e53

A muted medium green.

Closest named color Sea Green #2e8b57 · ΔE 12.4 Nearest Tailwind class emerald-600 #009966 · ΔE 9.4

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Conversions

HEX

#5b8e53

RGB

rgb(91, 142, 83)

HSL

hsl(111.9, 26.2%, 44.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(111.9, 41.5%, 55.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(35.9%, 0%, 41.5%, 44.3%)

LAB

lab(54.23, -29.27, 26.15)

LCH

lch(54.23, 39.25, 138.22)

OKLCH

oklch(59.5%, 0.1027, 141.09)

HWB

hwb(111.9, 32.5%, 44.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#86538e

Analogous

#788e53

#5b8e53

#538e68

Triadic

#5b8e53

#535b8e

#8e535b

Split-complementary

#5b8e53

#68538e

#8e5378

Tetradic

#5b8e53

#538e86

#86538e

#8e535b

Square

#5b8e53

#53788e

#86538e

#8e6853

Shades

Color #5b8e53 mixed toward black.

#4c7645

#3d5f37

#2d4729

#1e2f1c

#0f180e

Tints

Color #5b8e53 mixed toward white.

#71a769

#8eb987

#aacaa5

#c6dcc3

#e3ede1

Tones

Color #5b8e53 mixed toward gray.

#5f8958

#62845d

#667f62

#697a67

#6d756c

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.86:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.44:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.44:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#757565 · ΔE 17.8

Deuteranopia

#726d69 · ΔE 24.8

Tritanopia

#5e7174 · ΔE 23.3

Achromatopsia

#828282 · ΔE 22.7

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Code

CSS

background-color: #5b8e53;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#5b8e53]

Related colors

Forest Green #228b22

Mint Green #98ff98

Dark Green #006400

Dark Sea Green #8fbc8f

Green #008000

Honeydew #f0fff0

Frequently asked questions

#5b8e53 (#5b8e53) is rgb(91, 142, 83) in RGB.

No, #5b8e53 is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

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