#5b978b

Color #5b978b

A muted medium green.

Closest named color Cadet Blue #5f9ea0 · ΔE 8.59 Nearest Tailwind class teal-600 #009689 · ΔE 6.8

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Conversions

HEX

#5b978b

RGB

rgb(91, 151, 139)

HSL

hsl(168, 24.8%, 47.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(168, 39.7%, 59.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(39.7%, 0%, 7.9%, 40.8%)

LAB

lab(58.25, -22.43, 0.18)

LCH

lch(58.25, 22.43, 179.54)

OKLCH

oklch(63.2%, 0.0655, 179.91)

HWB

hwb(168, 35.7%, 40.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#975b67

Analogous

#5b976d

#5b978b

#5b8597

Triadic

#5b978b

#8b5b97

#978b5b

Split-complementary

#5b978b

#975b85

#976d5b

Tetradic

#5b978b

#5b6797

#975b67

#978b5b

Square

#5b978b

#6d5b97

#975b67

#85975b

Shades

Color #5b978b mixed toward black.

#4c7e74

#3d655d

#2e4c46

#1e322e

#0f1917

Tints

Color #5b978b mixed toward white.

#74aba0

#90bcb3

#abcdc6

#c7ddd9

#e3eeec

Tones

Color #5b978b mixed toward gray.

#609288

#658d85

#6a8882

#6f837f

#747e7c

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.36:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.24:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.24:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#7a7a8e · ΔE 25.5

Deuteranopia

#76718f · ΔE 29.3

Tritanopia

#5f9091 · ΔE 6.3

Achromatopsia

#8c8c8c · ΔE 18.9

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #5b978b;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#5b978b]

Related colors

Turquoise #40e0d0

Aquamarine #7fffd4

Medium Aquamarine #66cdaa

Light Sea Green #20b2aa

Medium Turquoise #48d1cc

Medium Spring Green #00fa9a

Frequently asked questions

#5b978b (#5b978b) is rgb(91, 151, 139) in RGB.

No, #5b978b 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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