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#5B975B

#5b975b ≈ Sea Green

  • green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: muted
  • Balanced
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#5b975b is a color from the green family, with medium lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 35.69% red, 59.22% green and 35.69% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 39.74% cyan, 0% magenta, 39.74% yellow and 40.78% black. Its hue angle is 120°, with 24.79% saturation and 47.45% lightness in HSL. It sits between warm and cool, and is often associated with nature, health and balance. Designers typically use it for eco-friendly brands, health and wellness and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 6.02:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Sea Green (#2e8b57), ΔE 7.2.

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Web safe#669966
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Relative luminance0.2511

Complementary

  1. #5b975b
  2. #975b97

Split complementary

  1. #5b975b
  2. #795b97
  3. #975b79

Analogous

  1. #79975b
  2. #5b975b
  3. #5b9779

Triadic

  1. #5b975b
  2. #5b5b97
  3. #975b5b

Tetradic

  1. #5b975b
  2. #5b9797
  3. #975b97
  4. #975b5b

Square

  1. #5b975b
  2. #5b7997
  3. #975b97
  4. #97795b

Monochromatic

  1. #213821
  2. #3e673e
  3. #5b975b
  4. #88b788
  5. #b7d4b7

Shades

#5b975b mixed progressively with black.

  1. #5b975b
  2. #528852
  3. #497949
  4. #406a40
  5. #375b37
  6. #2e4c2e
  7. #243c24
  8. #1b2d1b
  9. #121e12
  10. #090f09
  11. #000000

Tints

#5b975b mixed progressively with white.

  1. #5b975b
  2. #6ba16b
  3. #7cac7c
  4. #8cb68c
  5. #9dc19d
  6. #adcbad
  7. #bdd5bd
  8. #cee0ce
  9. #deeade
  10. #eff5ef
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#5b975b mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #5b975b
  2. #5f955f
  3. #629262
  4. #669066
  5. #6a8e6a
  6. #6e8c6e
  7. #718971
  8. #758775
  9. #798579
  10. #7c827c
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.49:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.02:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #898989 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #798f79 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #998d57 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #90875f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #549488 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #859158 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7e8e5d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #579579 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-5b975b {
  color: #5b975b;
}
Background
.bg-5b975b {
  background-color: #5b975b;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-5b975b {
  border: 2px solid #5b975b;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #5b975b;
  --color-primary-rgb: 91 151 91;
  --color-primary-hsl: 120 25% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-5b975b {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #5b975b, #5b9779);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-5b975b {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(91 151 91 / 0.35);
}

#2e8b57 Sea Green ΔE 7.20 #009e60 Shamrock Green ΔE 7.28 #00a86b Jade ΔE 8.67 #87a96b Asparagus ΔE 8.73 #3cb371 Medium Sea Green ΔE 9.44 #228b22 Forest Green ΔE 9.96 #8a9a5b Moss Green ΔE 10.07 #a468a4 Inverted #898989 Grayscale 

Sea Green
#5b975b  rgb(91, 151, 91)  hsl(120, 25%, 47%)  Sea Green
#975b97  rgb(151, 91, 151)  hsl(300, 25%, 47%)  Purpureus
#5b5b97  rgb(91, 91, 151)  hsl(240, 25%, 47%)  Royal Purple
#975b5b  rgb(151, 91, 91)  hsl(0, 25%, 47%)  Copper Rose