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#5BBEAA Color

#5BBEAA is rgb(91, 190, 170) in RGB, hsl(168, 43%, 55%) in HSL, and about cmyk(52%, 0%, 11%, 25%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Keppel (#3AB09E), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.63. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#5BBEAA
HEX#5BBEAA
RGBrgb(91, 190, 170)
HSLhsl(168, 43%, 55%)
HSVhsv(168, 52%, 75%)
CMYKcmyk(52%, 0%, 11%, 25%)
OKLCHoklch(73.6% 0.098 178.4)
LABlab(70.65% -34.14 0.78)
LCHlch(70.65% 34.15 178.68)

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

Keppel#3AB09EΔE 6.63Verdigris#43B3AEΔE 9.1Medium Aquamarine#66CDAAΔE 9.31Zomp#39A78EΔE 9.61Light Sea Green#20B2AAΔE 10.39Green Sheen#6EAEA1ΔE 11.26

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

#5BBEAA Channel Values

How #5BBEAA 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 1708-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 168° · S 43% · L 55%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 168° · S 52% · V 75%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 52% · M 0% · Y 11% · K 25%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.24:1 vs white · 9.39:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #5BBEAA 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 text2.24:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text9.39:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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

Colors That Go With #5BBEAA

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

Base
#5BBEAA
Complementary
#BE5B6F
Analogous
#5BBE79
Analogous
#5BA0BE
Triadic
#AA5BBE
Triadic
#BEAA5B
Split comp.
#BE5BA0
Split comp.
#BE795B

Tints & Shades of #5BBEAA

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

#71C6B5
#87CFC1
#9DD8CC
#B6E2D9
#CCEBE5
#E2F3F0

Shades

#46AF9A
#3A9280
#30786A
#265F53
#1C453D
#102823

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

How #5BBEAA 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#5BBEAA
Protanopia#B2B2AA
Protanomaly#97B7AA
Deuteranopia#A6A6AC
Deuteranomaly#8EB0AB
Tritanopia#61BCBC
Tritanomaly#5FBDB5
Achromatopsia#ADADAD

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #5BBEAA in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-5bbeaa: #5BBEAA;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #5BBEAA;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-5bbeaa': '#5BBEAA' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.357, green: 0.745, blue: 0.667)
Android XML<color name="color_5bbeaa">#5BBEAA</color>
SVG fillfill="#5BBEAA"

More Green Colors

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

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#5BBEAA Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #5BBEAA?

#5BBEAA is a mid-tone green — rgb(91, 190, 170) in RGB and hsl(168, 43%, 55%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Keppel (#3AB09E), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.63.

What is the RGB value of #5BBEAA?

#5BBEAA is rgb(91, 190, 170) — red 91, green 190, and blue 170 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #5BBEAA?

#5BBEAA converts to approximately cmyk(52%, 0%, 11%, 25%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #5BBEAA be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #5BBEAA scores 2.24:1 against white and 9.39:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

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

No. #5BBEAA 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 9.31, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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