Close to Medium Aquamarine
#5BB899
#5BB899 is a mid-tone, muted green, close to the color Medium Aquamarine. In RGB it’s made of 35.7% red, 72.2% green, and 60% blue. Its hue is 160°, with 40% saturation and 54% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
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Combinations from the color wheel, built around #5BB899.
Split complementary
The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
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Two complementary pairs: rich, best with one color in charge.
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WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
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8.76:1 AAAHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #5BB899 as they’d see it.
#5BB899 in use
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Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
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Questions about #5BB899
What color is #5BB899?
#5BB899 is a mid-tone, muted green, close to the color Medium Aquamarine. In RGB it’s made of 35.7% red, 72.2% green, and 60% blue. Its hue is 160°, with 40% saturation and 54% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
What is #5BB899 in RGB?
#5BB899 is rgb(91, 184, 153): 91 red, 184 green, and 153 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #5BB899 in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(51, 0, 17, 28). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #5BB899?
PANTONE 3385 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #5BB899?
Its complement #E48EA8 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.