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#5ABF9F Color

#5ABF9F is rgb(90, 191, 159) in RGB, hsl(161, 44%, 55%) in HSL, and about cmyk(53%, 0%, 17%, 25%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Medium Aquamarine (#66CDAA), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.08. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#5ABF9F
HEX#5ABF9F
RGBrgb(90, 191, 159)
HSLhsl(161, 44%, 55%)
HSVhsv(161, 53%, 75%)
CMYKcmyk(53%, 0%, 17%, 25%)
OKLCHoklch(73.5% 0.107 170)
LABlab(70.68% -36.78 6.77)
LCHlch(70.68% 37.40 169.57)

What #5ABF9F Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #5ABF9F, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Medium Aquamarine#66CDAAΔE 5.08Zomp#39A78EΔE 9.44Keppel#3AB09EΔE 9.48Jungle Green#29AB87ΔE 9.93Mountain Meadow#30BA8FΔE 10.18Pearl Aqua#88D8C0ΔE 12.63

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every green in the library.

#5ABF9F Channel Values

How #5ABF9F breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 90 · G 191 · B 1598-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 161° · S 44% · L 55%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 161° · S 53% · V 75%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 53% · M 0% · Y 17% · K 25%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.24:1 vs white · 9.39:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #5ABF9F background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text2.24:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text9.39:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #5ABF9F in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #5ABF9F

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #5ABF9F; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#5ABF9F
Complementary
#BF5A7A
Analogous
#5ABF6C
Analogous
#5AACBF
Triadic
#9F5ABF
Triadic
#BF9F5A
Split comp.
#BF5AAC
Split comp.
#BF6C5A

Tints & Shades of #5ABF9F

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#70C7AC
#86D0B8
#9CD8C5
#B6E2D4
#CCEBE1
#E2F4EE

Shades

#45B08E
#399376
#2F7962
#255F4D
#1B4638
#102821

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #5ABF9F.

How #5ABF9F Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#5ABF9F
Protanopia#B3B39F
Protanomaly#97B89F
Deuteranopia#A6A6A1
Deuteranomaly#8EB1A0
Tritanopia#63BBBB
Tritanomaly#5FBDB1
Achromatopsia#ADADAD

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Using #5ABF9F in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-5abf9f: #5ABF9F;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #5ABF9F;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-5abf9f': '#5ABF9F' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.353, green: 0.749, blue: 0.624)
Android XML<color name="color_5abf9f">#5ABF9F</color>
SVG fillfill="#5ABF9F"

More Green Colors

#5ABF9F sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#5ABF9F Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #5ABF9F?

#5ABF9F is a mid-tone green — rgb(90, 191, 159) in RGB and hsl(161, 44%, 55%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Medium Aquamarine (#66CDAA), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.08.

What is the RGB value of #5ABF9F?

#5ABF9F is rgb(90, 191, 159) — red 90, green 191, and blue 159 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #5ABF9F?

#5ABF9F converts to approximately cmyk(53%, 0%, 17%, 25%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #5ABF9F be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #5ABF9F scores 2.24:1 against white and 9.39:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #5ABF9F as a CSS color keyword?

No. #5ABF9F is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is mediumaquamarine (#66CDAA) at a CIE76 distance of 5.08, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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