#5BB989#5BB989
#5BB989 is a light, moderate green. Relative luminance 0.387; OKLCH L 71.5% C 0.115 H 159.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.75:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #5BB989 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(91, 185, 137) |
| HSL | hsl(149, 40%, 54%) |
| HSV | hsv(149, 51%, 73%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(50.8%, 0%, 25.9%, 27.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(68.55, -39.14, 15.99) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(68.55, 42.28, 157.78°) |
| OKLab | oklab(71.51% -0.1076 0.0408) |
| OKLCH | oklch(71.51% 0.115 159.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(26.1766, 38.7260, 29.7575) |
| Luminance | 0.3873 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | green |
Closest named colors
Greenish Teal
#32BF84
ΔE00 3.85
Dark Seafoam Green
#3EAF76
ΔE00 4.33
Tea
#65AB7C
ΔE00 4.46
Bluey Green
#2BB179
ΔE00 4.58
Dark Seafoam
#1FB57A
ΔE00 4.65
Greenblue
#23C48B
ΔE00 4.78
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#5BB989 #B95B8B
analogous
#5CB95B #5BB989 #5BB9B8
triadic
#5BB989 #895BB9 #B9895B
tetradic
#5BB989 #5B5CB9 #B95B8B #B9B85B
square
#5BB989 #5B5CB9 #B95B8B #B9B85B
split-complementary
#5BB989 #B85BB9 #B95B5C
monochromatic
#2E6C4C #40976A #5BB989 #86CBA8 #B1DEC7
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.40
#5BB989 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.75
#5BB989 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #5BB989
8.75:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##5BB989 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##5BB989 | 1.00 | 2.40 | 8.75 | 8.75 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.40 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.75 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.75 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B7AD86
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A9A38C
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#3FB8AC
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A7A7A7
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #5bb989; /* rgb */ color: rgb(91, 185, 137); /* oklch */ color: oklch(71.5% 0.115 159.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#90ceab',
500: '#5bb989',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #5bb989; $custom-light: #90ceab; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#5bb989",
"rgb": {
"r": 91,
"g": 185,
"b": 137
},
"hsl": {
"h": 149.362,
"s": 40.171,
"l": 54.118
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.7151,
"c": 0.11507,
"h": 159.2
},
"luminance": 0.38728
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#5BB989
secondary
#CCA4B8
accent
#5895D0
background
#F9FCFA
surface
#F1F9F4
border
#CBD2CE
text
#0D1410
muted
#7E827F