Sea green

#5b9a6e

Hex, rgb, cmyk and Pantone values for sea green, with shades, tints, matching colors and free print quality patterns.

This is Sea green, a muted green at 138 degrees. A mid green this grounded suits sustainability and outdoor brands. It works beside earthy oranges for contrast, or with other greens for a calm monochrome.

Sea green color values

Every conversion for #5b9a6e, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#5b9a6e

RGB91, 154, 110

HSL138, 26%, 48%

HSV138, 41%, 60%

CMYK41%, 0%, 29%, 40%

Lab58.47, -30.27, 16.88

XYZ18.68, 26.46, 18.87

Decimal6003310

Web safe#669966

Pantone347 C

Shades of sea green

#538d64 #4b7f5b #437251 #3b6447 #33573e #2b4934 #233c2b #1b2e21 #132117 #0b130e

Tints of sea green

#68a67b #77af88 #87b896 #97c1a3 #a6cab1 #b6d4bf #c5ddcc #d5e6da #e4efe8 #f4f8f5

Colors that go with sea green

Complementary#9a5b87 Analogous#679a5b Analogous#5b9a8d Triadic#6e5b9a Triadic#9a6e5b Split complementary#8d5b9a Split complementary#9a5b68

Sea green in print

It sits in a comfortable part of the gamut and reproduces reliably on press. The cmyk build is 41, 0, 29, 40.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #5b9a6e on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

41 0 29 40

Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

42 4 31 46

The stock absorbs ink and gains dot, so it needs a heavier build and reads a touch softer.

This color converts to cmyk comfortably and should hold on press.

See how it converts in the rgb to cmyk converter, or readrgb vs cmyk for print andwhat the k in cmyk means.

Sea green in css

Copy #5b9a6e straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #5b9a6e; }
.text { color: #5b9a6e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5b9a6e; }

How sea green looks on light and dark

Sample text on black

Sample text on white

Text on this color

Sea green and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #5b9a6e against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #5b9a6e against any other color, not just black and white, run the pair through ourcontrast checker for a live WCAG reading.

Sea green on a business card, sticker and pattern

A quick look at how #5b9a6e sits on real print products. Start any of these in the maker.

Business card

Sticker

Repeat pattern

Building a full palette around sea green? Pull matching colors from any photo with thecolor palette generator, or check a design for print with thergb to cmyk converter.

Turn sea green into a seamless pattern

Four patterns built from #5b9a6e and its shades, free at print quality. Click any one to keep editing in the pattern maker.

Arches Signature stripes Gem Shingles

Make posters, wallpaper and packaging art from sea green, free and print ready.

Open in pattern maker

How we calculate these values

Here is how the numbers for #5b9a6e are worked out. The rgb, hsl, hsv, cie-lab and xyz values follow the standard conversions from the sRGB color space. The coated and uncoated cmyk builds differ because uncoated stock absorbs more ink and gains dot, so the same color needs a heavier, slightly duller build on press. For Pantone we return the nearest reference by perceptual distance, which gets you close but is not a substitute for a physical swatch book.