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#5BAE86 Color

#5BAE86 is rgb(91, 174, 134) in RGB, hsl(151, 34%, 52%) in HSL, and about cmyk(48%, 0%, 23%, 32%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Shiny Shamrock (#5FA778), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.48. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#5BAE86
HEX#5BAE86
RGBrgb(91, 174, 134)
HSLhsl(151, 34%, 52%)
HSVhsv(151, 48%, 68%)
CMYKcmyk(48%, 0%, 23%, 32%)
OKLCHoklch(68.7% 0.102 161.1)
LABlab(65.05% -33.66 12.45)
LCHlch(65.05% 35.89 159.71)

What #5BAE86 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #5BAE86, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Shiny Shamrock#5FA778ΔE 5.48Forest Green (Crayola)#5FA777ΔE 5.88Jungle Green#29AB87ΔE 9.99Zomp#39A78EΔE 10.19Medium Aquamarine#66CDAAΔE 12.17Mountain Meadow#30BA8FΔE 12.26

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every green in the library.

#5BAE86 Channel Values

How #5BAE86 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 91 · G 174 · B 1348-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 151° · S 34% · L 52%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 151° · S 48% · V 68%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 48% · M 0% · Y 23% · K 32%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.68:1 vs white · 7.84:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #5BAE86 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text2.68:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text7.84:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #5BAE86 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #5BAE86

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #5BAE86; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#5BAE86
Complementary
#AE5B83
Analogous
#5BAE5C
Analogous
#5BADAE
Triadic
#865BAE
Triadic
#AE865B
Split comp.
#AE5BAD
Split comp.
#AE5C5B

Tints & Shades of #5BAE86

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#73BA98
#87C4A7
#9FD0B8
#B4DAC8
#CCE6D9
#E0F0E8

Shades

#4C9A74
#408262
#346A50
#2A5540
#1E3E2E
#13261C

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #5BAE86.

How #5BAE86 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#5BAE86
Protanopia#A4A486
Protanomaly#8CA886
Deuteranopia#999988
Deuteranomaly#84A287
Tritanopia#64AAAA
Tritanomaly#61AB9D
Achromatopsia#9E9E9E

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #5BAE86 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-5bae86: #5BAE86;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #5BAE86;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-5bae86': '#5BAE86' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.357, green: 0.682, blue: 0.525)
Android XML<color name="color_5bae86">#5BAE86</color>
SVG fillfill="#5BAE86"

More Green Colors

#5BAE86 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#5BAE86 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #5BAE86?

#5BAE86 is a mid-tone green — rgb(91, 174, 134) in RGB and hsl(151, 34%, 52%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Shiny Shamrock (#5FA778), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.48.

What is the RGB value of #5BAE86?

#5BAE86 is rgb(91, 174, 134) — red 91, green 174, and blue 134 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #5BAE86?

#5BAE86 converts to approximately cmyk(48%, 0%, 23%, 32%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #5BAE86 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #5BAE86 scores 2.68:1 against white and 7.84:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #5BAE86 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #5BAE86 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is mediumaquamarine (#66CDAA) at a CIE76 distance of 12.17, which is visibly different.

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