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#5BBEA2 Color

#5BBEA2 is rgb(91, 190, 162) in RGB, hsl(163, 43%, 55%) in HSL, and about cmyk(52%, 0%, 15%, 25%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Medium Aquamarine (#66CDAA), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.26. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#5BBEA2
HEX#5BBEA2
RGBrgb(91, 190, 162)
HSLhsl(163, 43%, 55%)
HSVhsv(163, 52%, 75%)
CMYKcmyk(52%, 0%, 15%, 25%)
OKLCHoklch(73.4% 0.103 172.4)
LABlab(70.48% -35.60 4.87)
LCHlch(70.48% 35.93 172.21)

What #5BBEA2 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 #5BBEA2, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Medium Aquamarine#66CDAAΔE 6.26Keppel#3AB09EΔE 8.06Zomp#39A78EΔE 8.85Jungle Green#29AB87ΔE 10.93Pearl Aqua#88D8C0ΔE 11.84Mountain Meadow#30BA8FΔE 12.01

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

#5BBEA2 Channel Values

How #5BBEA2 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 1628-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 163° · S 43% · L 55%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 163° · S 52% · V 75%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 52% · M 0% · Y 15% · K 25%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.25:1 vs white · 9.33:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #5BBEA2 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 text2.25:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text9.33:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #5BBEA2 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #5BBEA2

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #5BBEA2; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#5BBEA2
Complementary
#BE5B77
Analogous
#5BBE70
Analogous
#5BA8BE
Triadic
#A25BBE
Triadic
#BEA25B
Split comp.
#BE5BA8
Split comp.
#BE705B

Tints & Shades of #5BBEA2

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

#71C6AE
#87CFBB
#9DD8C7
#B6E2D6
#CCEBE2
#E2F3EE

Shades

#46AF91
#3A9279
#307864
#265F4F
#1C4539
#102821

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #5BBEA2.

How #5BBEA2 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#5BBEA2
Protanopia#B2B2A2
Protanomaly#97B7A2
Deuteranopia#A6A6A4
Deuteranomaly#8EB0A3
Tritanopia#63BBBB
Tritanomaly#60BCB1
Achromatopsia#ADADAD

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #5BBEA2 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-5bbea2: #5BBEA2;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #5BBEA2;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-5bbea2': '#5BBEA2' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.357, green: 0.745, blue: 0.635)
Android XML<color name="color_5bbea2">#5BBEA2</color>
SVG fillfill="#5BBEA2"

More Green Colors

#5BBEA2 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000200fdfff5001f00f7fee7002400f7fbf5002c22f5fffa002e00f5fff5003300f0fff000800000db870d542b20483f33cc6646c3995ea50072863991e0b7a3f5d8bcd7bcd1ffed

#5BBEA2 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #5BBEA2?

#5BBEA2 is a mid-tone green — rgb(91, 190, 162) in RGB and hsl(163, 43%, 55%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Medium Aquamarine (#66CDAA), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.26.

What is the RGB value of #5BBEA2?

#5BBEA2 is rgb(91, 190, 162) — red 91, green 190, and blue 162 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #5BBEA2?

#5BBEA2 converts to approximately cmyk(52%, 0%, 15%, 25%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #5BBEA2 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #5BBEA2 scores 2.25:1 against white and 9.33:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #5BBEA2 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #5BBEA2 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 6.26, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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