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#5BB581

#5bb581 ≈ Medium Sea Green

  • green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#5bb581 is a color from the green family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 35.69% red, 70.98% green and 50.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 49.72% cyan, 0% magenta, 28.73% yellow and 29.02% black. Its hue angle is 145.33°, with 37.82% saturation and 53.33% 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 8.37:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Medium Sea Green (#3cb371), ΔE 3.8.

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Web safe#66cc99
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Relative luminance0.3686

Complementary

  1. #5bb581
  2. #b55b8f

Split complementary

  1. #5bb581
  2. #ae5bb5
  3. #b55b62

Analogous

  1. #62b55b
  2. #5bb581
  3. #5bb5ae

Triadic

  1. #5bb581
  2. #815bb5
  3. #b5815b

Tetradic

  1. #5bb581
  2. #5b8fb5
  3. #b55b8f
  4. #b5815b

Square

  1. #5bb581
  2. #5b62b5
  3. #b55b8f
  4. #b5ae5b

Monochromatic

  1. #255238
  2. #3d875c
  3. #5bb581
  4. #90cda9
  5. #c4e5d2

Shades

#5bb581 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #5bb581
  2. #52a374
  3. #499167
  4. #407f5a
  5. #376d4d
  6. #2e5b41
  7. #244834
  8. #1b3627
  9. #12241a
  10. #09120d
  11. #000000

Tints

#5bb581 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #5bb581
  2. #6bbc8e
  3. #7cc49a
  4. #8ccba7
  5. #9dd3b3
  6. #addac0
  7. #bde1cd
  8. #cee9d9
  9. #def0e6
  10. #eff8f2
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#5bb581 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #5bb581
  2. #5fb081
  3. #62aa81
  4. #66a581
  5. #6aa081
  6. #6e9b81
  7. #719580
  8. #759080
  9. #798b80
  10. #7c8580
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.51:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.37:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a3a3a3 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8cab97 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b4a97e ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a7a084 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #43b4a7 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #98ae7f ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8fa983 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #4eb499 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-5bb581 {
  color: #5bb581;
}
Background
.bg-5bb581 {
  background-color: #5bb581;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-5bb581 {
  border: 2px solid #5bb581;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #5bb581;
  --color-primary-rgb: 91 181 129;
  --color-primary-hsl: 145 38% 53%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-5bb581 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #5bb581, #5bb5ae);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-5bb581 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(91 181 129 / 0.35);
}

#3cb371 Medium Sea Green ΔE 3.80 #3eb489 Mint ΔE 3.97 #00a86b Jade ΔE 6.66 #29ab87 Jungle Green ΔE 6.78 #50c878 Emerald ΔE 6.83 #8fbc8f Dark Sea Green ΔE 7.63 #00cc99 Caribbean Green ΔE 7.91 #a44a7e Inverted #a3a3a3 Grayscale 

Medium Sea Green
#5bb581  rgb(91, 181, 129)  hsl(145, 38%, 53%)  Medium Sea Green
#b55b8f  rgb(181, 91, 143)  hsl(325, 38%, 53%)  Mulberry
#815bb5  rgb(129, 91, 181)  hsl(265, 38%, 53%)  Royal Purple
#b5815b  rgb(181, 129, 91)  hsl(25, 38%, 53%)  Cafe au Lait