#5b997d

Color #5b997d

A muted medium green.

Closest named color Dark Sea Green #8fbc8f · ΔE 16.85 Nearest Tailwind class emerald-600 #009966 · ΔE 8.4

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Conversions

HEX

#5b997d

RGB

rgb(91, 153, 125)

HSL

hsl(152.9, 25.4%, 47.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(152.9, 40.5%, 60%)

CMYK

cmyk(40.5%, 0%, 18.3%, 40%)

LAB

lab(58.5, -26.68, 8.49)

LCH

lch(58.5, 28, 162.35)

OKLCH

oklch(63.3%, 0.0777, 163.62)

HWB

hwb(152.9, 35.7%, 40%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#995b77

Analogous

#5b995e

#5b997d

#5b9699

Triadic

#5b997d

#7d5b99

#997d5b

Split-complementary

#5b997d

#995b96

#995e5b

Tetradic

#5b997d

#5b7799

#995b77

#997d5b

Square

#5b997d

#5e5b99

#995b77

#96995b

Shades

Color #5b997d mixed toward black.

#4c7f68

#3d6653

#2d4c3e

#1e332a

#0f1915

Tints

Color #5b997d mixed toward white.

#74ac93

#90bda8

#accdbe

#c7ded4

#e3eee9

Tones

Color #5b997d mixed toward gray.

#60947c

#658f7c

#6a897b

#70847b

#757f7a

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.33:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.3:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.3:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#7b7b84 · ΔE 25

Deuteranopia

#777286 · ΔE 30

Tritanopia

#5f8a8b · ΔE 12.6

Achromatopsia

#8d8d8d · ΔE 20.8

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Code

CSS

background-color: #5b997d;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#5b997d]

Related colors

Mint Cream #f5fffa

Spring Green #00ff7f

Medium Spring Green #00fa9a

Medium Sea Green #3cb371

Sea Green #2e8b57

Medium Aquamarine #66cdaa

Frequently asked questions

#5b997d (#5b997d) is rgb(91, 153, 125) in RGB.

No, #5b997d 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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