#5B9979

#5B9979

Color Values

HEX

#5B9979

RGB

91, 153, 121

HSL

149.0, 25.4%, 47.8%

HSV

149.0, 40.5%, 60.0%

CMYK

40.5%, 0.0%, 20.9%, 40.0%

OKLCH

0.6315 0.0811 160.4

Properties

Cool Light Nearest: aquamarine 4

Color Harmonies

Complementary

#5B9979

#995B7B

Analogous

#5C995B

#5B9998

#5B9979

Triadic

#5B9979

#795B99

#99795B

Split Complementary

#5B9979

#985B99

#995B5C

Tetradic

#5B9979

#5B5C99

#995B7B

#99985B

Color Blindness Simulation

Original

#5B9979

Protanopia

#767681

Deuteranopia

#726E83

Tritanopia

#5E8788

Achromatopsia

#8A8A8A

CSS Usage

background-color: #5B9979;
color: #5B9979;
border-color: #5B9979;
Nearest Tailwind: Teal 600 #0D9488

Tailwind Shades

50
#F6F9F7
100
#E9F1ED
200
#D2E4DB
300
#B2D1C1
400
#89B9A0
500
#5FA07E
600
#4C8065
700
#3D6651
800
#30503F
900
#253C30
950
#18261E

Contrast Checker

Text on white

3.35:1

AA Fail AAA Fail

Text on black

6.28:1

AA Pass AAA Fail

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