#5BB979#5BB979
#5BB979 is a light, vivid green. Relative luminance 0.383; OKLCH L 71.2% C 0.130 H 152.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.66:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #5BB979 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(91, 185, 121) |
| HSL | hsl(139, 40%, 54%) |
| HSV | hsv(139, 51%, 73%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(50.8%, 0%, 34.6%, 27.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(68.24, -42.27, 24.17) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(68.24, 48.69, 150.24°) |
| OKLab | oklab(71.16% -0.115 0.0607) |
| OKLCH | oklch(71.16% 0.13 152.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(25.1128, 38.3005, 24.1548) |
| Luminance | 0.3830 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | green |
Closest named colors
Fern
#63B76C
ΔE00 2.93
Mediumseagreen
#3CB371
ΔE00 3.17
Dark Mint
#48C072
ΔE00 3.18
Algae
#54AC68
ΔE00 3.99
Soft Green
#6FC276
ΔE00 4.06
Boring Green
#63B365
ΔE00 4.11
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#5BB979 #B95B9B
analogous
#6CB95B #5BB979 #5BB9A8
triadic
#5BB979 #795BB9 #B9795B
tetradic
#5BB979 #5B6CB9 #B95B9B #B9A85B
square
#5BB979 #5B6CB9 #B95B9B #B9A85B
split-complementary
#5BB979 #A85BB9 #B95B6C
monochromatic
#2E6C42 #40975C #5BB979 #86CB9C #B1DEBF
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.42
#5BB979 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.66
#5BB979 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #5BB979
8.66:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##5BB979 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##5BB979 | 1.00 | 2.42 | 8.66 | 8.66 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.42 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.66 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.66 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B9AC75
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#ACA37D
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#45B7A8
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A6A6A6
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #5bb979; /* rgb */ color: rgb(91, 185, 121); /* oklch */ color: oklch(71.2% 0.130 152.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#90cfa0',
500: '#5bb979',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #5bb979; $custom-light: #90cfa0; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#5bb979",
"rgb": {
"r": 91,
"g": 185,
"b": 121
},
"hsl": {
"h": 139.149,
"s": 40.171,
"l": 54.118
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.71155,
"c": 0.13001,
"h": 152.2
},
"luminance": 0.38303
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#5BB979
secondary
#CCA4BF
accent
#58AAD0
background
#F9FCF9
surface
#F1F9F2
border
#CBD2CC
text
#0D140E
muted
#7E827E