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#5ADD6B Color

#5ADD6B is rgb(90, 221, 107) in RGB, hsl(128, 66%, 61%) in HSL, and about cmyk(59%, 0%, 52%, 13%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Very Light Malachite Green (#64E986), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.75. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#5ADD6B
HEX#5ADD6B
RGBrgb(90, 221, 107)
HSLhsl(128, 66%, 61%)
HSVhsv(128, 59%, 87%)
CMYKcmyk(59%, 0%, 52%, 13%)
OKLCHoklch(79.9% 0.193 145.9)
LABlab(79.04% -55.02 44.23)
LCHlch(79.04% 70.59 141.20)

What #5ADD6B 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 #5ADD6B, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Very Light Malachite Green#64E986ΔE 8.75Pastel Green#77DD77ΔE 9.53Android Green#3DDC84ΔE 13.38Malachite#0BDA51ΔE 14.49Dark Pastel Green#03C03CΔE 14.88Light Green#90EE90ΔE 16.2

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

#5ADD6B Channel Values

How #5ADD6B 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 1078-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 128° · S 66% · L 61%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 128° · S 59% · V 87%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 59% · M 0% · Y 52% · K 13%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.75:1 vs white · 11.99:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #5ADD6B 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 text1.75:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text11.99:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #5ADD6B in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #5ADD6B

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #5ADD6B; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#5ADD6B
Complementary
#DD5ACC
Analogous
#8ADD5A
Analogous
#5ADDAD
Triadic
#6B5ADD
Triadic
#DD6B5A
Split comp.
#AD5ADD
Split comp.
#DD5A8A

Tints & Shades of #5ADD6B

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

#6FE27E
#88E795
#9EEBA8
#B3EFBB
#C8F4CE
#E1F9E5

Shades

#38D64D
#27BE3B
#209D31
#187725
#11551A
#0A3310

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #5ADD6B.

How #5ADD6B 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#5ADD6B
Protanopia#CECE6C
Protanomaly#ACD46C
Deuteranopia#BEBE71
Deuteranomaly#A0CB6E
Tritanopia#74D3D3
Tritanomaly#6BD7B3
Achromatopsia#C4C4C4

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #5ADD6B in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-5add6b: #5ADD6B;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #5ADD6B;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-5add6b': '#5ADD6B' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.353, green: 0.867, blue: 0.420)
Android XML<color name="color_5add6b">#5ADD6B</color>
SVG fillfill="#5ADD6B"

More Green Colors

#5ADD6B sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#5ADD6B Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #5ADD6B?

#5ADD6B is a light green — rgb(90, 221, 107) in RGB and hsl(128, 66%, 61%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Very Light Malachite Green (#64E986), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.75.

What is the RGB value of #5ADD6B?

#5ADD6B is rgb(90, 221, 107) — red 90, green 221, and blue 107 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #5ADD6B?

#5ADD6B converts to approximately cmyk(59%, 0%, 52%, 13%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #5ADD6B be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #5ADD6B scores 1.75:1 against white and 11.99:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #5ADD6B as a CSS color keyword?

No. #5ADD6B 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 lightgreen (#90EE90) at a CIE76 distance of 16.2, which is visibly different.

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Keep exploring: every green in the color library, the guide to shades of green, or the full color library.