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Recognised as Colour

#5BB95B

  • #5BB95B
  • Green
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium seagreen

#5BB95B is a green with RGB values 91, 185, 91 and HSL 120°, 40%, 54%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium seagreen.

Colour values

#5BB95B#5BB95B
HEX#5BB95B
RGBrgb(91, 185, 91)
RGB (0–1)0.3569, 0.7255, 0.3569
RGB percentages35.7%, 72.5%, 35.7%
HSLhsl(120, 40.2%, 54.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(120, 50.8%, 72.5%)
CMYK50.8%, 0%, 50.8%, 27.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,011,227
CSS custom property--colour: #5BB95B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.37677WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness153.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.54:1
Contrast with white2.46:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.54:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9E9E9E
Inverted#A446A4

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#BCAA53no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 43.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#B0A262no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 43.3 from the original
Tritanopia#4EB4A3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 41.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.46:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.54:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium seagreen · ΔE 15Forest green · ΔE 18.4Light green · ΔE 18.9Pale green · ΔE 23Green · ΔE 24.6Olivedrab · ΔE 25.3
Nearest named CSS colourMedium seagreen (#3CB371)ΔE 15.04, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B95BB9
Analogous#8AB95B, #5BB98A
Triadic#5B5BB9, #B95B5B
Split complementary#8A5BB9, #B95B8A
Tetradic#5B8AB9, #B95BB9, #B98A5B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EAF6EA
Lighter +30%#C6E7C6
Lighter +20%#A2D8A2
Lighter +10%#7FC87F
Darker −10%#439E43
Darker −20%#347A34
Darker −30%#255625
Darker −40%#163216
More saturated +25%#3ED63E
Less saturated −25%#789C78

Channel breakdown

R91
G185
B91
Red91 (35.7%)
Green185 (72.5%)
Blue91 (35.7%)
Hue120°
Saturation (HSL)40.17%
Lightness54.12%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 5B · G B9 · B 5B

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