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#5ADD08 Color

#5ADD08 is rgb(90, 221, 8) in RGB, hsl(97, 93%, 45%) in HSL, and about cmyk(59%, 0%, 96%, 13%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is SGBUS Green (#55DD33), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.14. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#5ADD08
HEX#5ADD08
RGBrgb(90, 221, 8)
HSLhsl(97, 93%, 45%)
HSVhsv(97, 96%, 87%)
CMYKcmyk(59%, 0%, 96%, 13%)
OKLCHoklch(79.2% 0.245 138.3)
LABlab(78.53% -60.08 73.73)
LCHlch(78.53% 95.11 129.18)

What #5ADD08 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 #5ADD08, 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.

#5ADD08 Channel Values

How #5ADD08 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 221 · B 88-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 97° · S 93% · L 45%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 97° · S 96% · V 87%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 59% · M 0% · Y 96% · K 13%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.78:1 vs white · 11.78:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #5ADD08 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 text1.78:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text11.78:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #5ADD08 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #5ADD08

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #5ADD08; 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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Analogous
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Triadic
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Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #5ADD08

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

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #5ADD08.

How #5ADD08 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#5ADD08
Protanopia#CECE10
Protanomaly#ACD40D
Deuteranopia#BEBE26
Deuteranomaly#A0CB1E
Tritanopia#7AD0D0
Tritanomaly#6ED5A6
Achromatopsia#C2C2C2

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #5ADD08 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-5add08: #5ADD08;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #5ADD08;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-5add08': '#5ADD08' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.353, green: 0.867, blue: 0.031)
Android XML<color name="color_5add08">#5ADD08</color>
SVG fillfill="#5ADD08"

More Green Colors

#5ADD08 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#5ADD08 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #5ADD08?

#5ADD08 is a mid-tone green — rgb(90, 221, 8) in RGB and hsl(97, 93%, 45%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is SGBUS Green (#55DD33), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.14.

What is the RGB value of #5ADD08?

#5ADD08 is rgb(90, 221, 8) — red 90, green 221, and blue 8 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #5ADD08?

#5ADD08 converts to approximately cmyk(59%, 0%, 96%, 13%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #5ADD08 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #5ADD08 scores 1.78:1 against white and 11.78:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #5ADD08 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #5ADD08 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 lawngreen (#7CFC00) at a CIE76 distance of 14.1, which is visibly different.

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