#5BCA94
Closest named color: Medium Aquamarine (#66CDAA). oklch(76% 0.13 159.8), rgb(91, 202, 148).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (10.32:1).
About this color
#5BCA94 is a medium-light, moderately saturated green. In OKLCH its lightness is 76%, its chroma 0.130 and its hue 160°. Its hue sits between the warm and cool halves of the wheel. The nearest named color is Medium Aquamarine (#66CDAA), ΔE 0.032 away. Black text reads best on it, at 10.32:1.
| Hue family | Greens |
| Lightness | medium-light (76%) |
| Chroma | moderately saturated (0.130) |
| Temperature | in between |
| Nearest name | Medium Aquamarine (#66CDAA) |
| Black text | 10.32:1 |
| White text | 2.03:1 |
Values
| HEX | #5BCA94 |
| RGB | rgb(91, 202, 148) |
| HSL | hsl(151, 51%, 57%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(76% 0.13 159.8) |
Contrast
WCAG 2 contrast ratios are the conformance target: AA needs 4.5:1 for body text and 3:1 for large text, AAA needs 7:1. APCA Lc values are supplementary guidance from the WCAG 3 drafts.
| Pair | WCAG 2 | Result | APCA | APCA guidance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| White text on #5BCA94 | 2.03:1 | Fails | Lc -43.8 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| Black text on #5BCA94 | 10.32:1 | AAA | Lc 64.6 | Content text, not long reading |
| #5BCA94 text on white | 2.03:1 | Fails | Lc 39.3 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #5BCA94 text on black | 10.32:1 | AAA | Lc -63.0 | Content text, not long reading |
Tints and shades
A 50–950 scale built in OKLCH: the hue is held, lightness follows a Tailwind v4-like curve, and every step is kept inside the sRGB gamut. This color sits at step 300.
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Step 50
50
#ECF9F1
oklch(97% 0.017 159.1)
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Step 100
100
#D6F2E1
oklch(93.6% 0.037 159)
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Step 200
200
#B0E8C9
oklch(88.4% 0.071 160.3)
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Step 300
300 (this color)
#5BCA94
oklch(76% 0.13 159.8)
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Step 400
400
#00BE7D
oklch(70.7% 0.16 159.9)
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Step 500
500
#00A36A
oklch(63.1% 0.143 159.7)
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Step 600
600
#008959
oklch(55.6% 0.126 160)
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Step 700
700
#00734A
oklch(49% 0.111 160)
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Step 800
800
#005F3C
oklch(42.8% 0.097 159.8)
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Step 900
900
#004F31
oklch(37.7% 0.086 159.7)
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Step 950
950
#002F1C
oklch(26.9% 0.06 160.5)
#5BCA94 with color blindness
Simulated with the Machado et al. (2009) model. ΔE is how far the color moves: below about 0.02 you would not notice a change.
| Vision | Seen as | Shift (ΔE) |
|---|---|---|
| Protanopia (no red cones) | #C8BC91 | 0.123 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #B8B197 | 0.119 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #33C9BB | 0.057 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #B6B6B6 | 0.131 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #5BCA94
#5BCA94
oklch(76% 0.13 159.8)
- #E78FCB
#E78FCB
oklch(75.9% 0.13 339.7)
Analogous
Neighbouring hues, 30° either side.
Split complementary
The two hues beside the complement (150° and 210°).
Triadic
Three hues spaced 120° apart.
Palettes with this color
Curated palettes that contain a color within ΔE 0.04 (OKLab) of #5BCA94, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Medium Aquamarine #66CDAA ΔE 0.032
- Soft Green #6FC276 ΔE 0.037
- Greenblue #23C48B ΔE 0.038
- Emerald #06D6A0 ΔE 0.039
- Green Blue #01C08D ΔE 0.050
- Dark Mint #48C072 ΔE 0.051
- Seaweed #18D17B ΔE 0.055
- Seafoam Blue #78D1B6 ΔE 0.056
Use #5BCA94 in your product
Turn it into light and dark UI roles checked for contrast, then export to Tailwind v4, shadcn/ui, CSS or design tokens.