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#5BBE87 Color

#5BBE87 is rgb(91, 190, 135) in RGB, hsl(147, 43%, 55%) in HSL, and about cmyk(52%, 0%, 29%, 25%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Medium Sea Green (#3CB371), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 9.15. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#5BBE87
HEX#5BBE87
RGBrgb(91, 190, 135)
HSLhsl(147, 43%, 55%)
HSVhsv(147, 52%, 75%)
CMYKcmyk(52%, 0%, 29%, 25%)
OKLCHoklch(72.7% 0.124 157)
LABlab(69.97% -40.03 18.64)
LCHlch(69.97% 44.15 155.03)

What #5BBE87 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 #5BBE87, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Medium Sea Green#3CB371ΔE 9.15Mountain Meadow#30BA8FΔE 9.73Green (Crayola)#1CAC78ΔE 10.47Forest Green (Crayola)#5FA777ΔE 10.92Shiny Shamrock#5FA778ΔE 11.08Green (Munsell)#00A877ΔE 12.34

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

#5BBE87 Channel Values

How #5BBE87 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 190 · B 1358-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 147° · S 43% · L 55%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 147° · S 52% · V 75%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 52% · M 0% · Y 29% · K 25%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.29:1 vs white · 9.16:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #5BBE87 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 text2.29:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text9.16:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #5BBE87 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #5BBE87

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #5BBE87; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#5BBE87
Complementary
#BE5B91
Analogous
#60BE5B
Analogous
#5BBEB9
Triadic
#875BBE
Triadic
#BE875B
Split comp.
#B95BBE
Split comp.
#BE5B60

Tints & Shades of #5BBE87

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

#71C697
#87CFA7
#9DD8B7
#B6E2CA
#CCEBDA
#E2F3EA

Shades

#46AF75
#3A9262
#307851
#265F3F
#1C452E
#10281B

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #5BBE87.

How #5BBE87 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#5BBE87
Protanopia#B2B287
Protanomaly#97B787
Deuteranopia#A6A68A
Deuteranomaly#8EB089
Tritanopia#68B8B8
Tritanomaly#63BBA7
Achromatopsia#ABABAB

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #5BBE87 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-5bbe87: #5BBE87;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #5BBE87;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-5bbe87': '#5BBE87' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.357, green: 0.745, blue: 0.529)
Android XML<color name="color_5bbe87">#5BBE87</color>
SVG fillfill="#5BBE87"

More Green Colors

#5BBE87 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#5BBE87 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #5BBE87?

#5BBE87 is a mid-tone green — rgb(91, 190, 135) in RGB and hsl(147, 43%, 55%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Medium Sea Green (#3CB371), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 9.15.

What is the RGB value of #5BBE87?

#5BBE87 is rgb(91, 190, 135) — red 91, green 190, and blue 135 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #5BBE87?

#5BBE87 converts to approximately cmyk(52%, 0%, 29%, 25%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #5BBE87 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #5BBE87 scores 2.29:1 against white and 9.16:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #5BBE87 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #5BBE87 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 mediumseagreen (#3CB371) at a CIE76 distance of 9.15, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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