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#5AC440 Color

#5AC440 is rgb(90, 196, 64) in RGB, hsl(108, 53%, 51%) in HSL, and about cmyk(54%, 0%, 67%, 23%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Kelly Green (#4CBB17), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 9.81. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#5AC440
HEX#5AC440
RGBrgb(90, 196, 64)
HSLhsl(108, 53%, 51%)
HSVhsv(108, 67%, 77%)
CMYKcmyk(54%, 0%, 67%, 23%)
OKLCHoklch(73.1% 0.196 140)
LABlab(70.98% -50.03 53.83)
LCHlch(70.98% 73.50 132.90)

What #5AC440 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 #5AC440, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

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

#5AC440 Channel Values

How #5AC440 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 196 · B 648-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 108° · S 53% · L 51%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 108° · S 67% · V 77%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 54% · M 0% · Y 67% · K 23%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.23:1 vs white · 9.4:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #5AC440 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 text2.23:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text9.4:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #5AC440

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #5AC440; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Tints & Shades of #5AC440

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.

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Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #5AC440.

How #5AC440 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#5AC440
Protanopia#B7B741
Protanomaly#9BBD41
Deuteranopia#AAAA47
Deuteranomaly#91B545
Tritanopia#71BABA
Tritanomaly#69BE98
Achromatopsia#ADADAD

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #5AC440 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-5ac440: #5AC440;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #5AC440;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-5ac440': '#5AC440' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.353, green: 0.769, blue: 0.251)
Android XML<color name="color_5ac440">#5AC440</color>
SVG fillfill="#5AC440"

More Green Colors

#5AC440 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#5AC440 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #5AC440?

#5AC440 is a mid-tone green — rgb(90, 196, 64) in RGB and hsl(108, 53%, 51%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Kelly Green (#4CBB17), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 9.81.

What is the RGB value of #5AC440?

#5AC440 is rgb(90, 196, 64) — red 90, green 196, and blue 64 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #5AC440?

#5AC440 converts to approximately cmyk(54%, 0%, 67%, 23%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #5AC440 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #5AC440 scores 2.23:1 against white and 9.4:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #5AC440 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #5AC440 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 limegreen (#32CD32) at a CIE76 distance of 13.48, which is visibly different.

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