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#5AE44E Color

#5AE44E is rgb(90, 228, 78) in RGB, hsl(115, 74%, 60%) in HSL, and about cmyk(61%, 0%, 66%, 11%) 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 7.23. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#5AE44E
HEX#5AE44E
RGBrgb(90, 228, 78)
HSLhsl(115, 74%, 60%)
HSVhsv(115, 66%, 89%)
CMYKcmyk(61%, 0%, 66%, 11%)
OKLCHoklch(81.3% 0.224 142)
LABlab(80.94% -59.71 58.79)
LCHlch(80.94% 83.80 135.44)

What #5AE44E 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 #5AE44E, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

SGBUS Green#55DD33ΔE 7.23Lime Green#32CD32ΔE 8.63Screamin' Green#66FF66ΔE 9.63Malachite#0BDA51ΔE 10.36Vivid Malachite#00CC33ΔE 10.74Dark Pastel Green#03C03CΔE 14.77

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

#5AE44E Channel Values

How #5AE44E 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 228 · B 788-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 115° · S 74% · L 60%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 115° · S 66% · V 89%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 61% · M 0% · Y 66% · K 11%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.66:1 vs white · 12.64:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #5AE44E 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 text1.66:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text12.64:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #5AE44E in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #5AE44E

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #5AE44E; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#5AE44E
Complementary
#D84EE4
Analogous
#A6E44E
Analogous
#4EE48C
Triadic
#4E5AE4
Triadic
#E44E5A
Split comp.
#8C4EE4
Split comp.
#E44EA6

Tints & Shades of #5AE44E

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

#6FE864
#87EC7E
#9CEF95
#B5F3AF
#C9F6C5
#E2FAE0

Shades

#39DF2A
#2BC31D
#23A018
#1B7C13
#14590D
#0C3508

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #5AE44E.

How #5AE44E 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#5AE44E
Protanopia#D4D450
Protanomaly#B1DB4F
Deuteranopia#C4C457
Deuteranomaly#A4D253
Tritanopia#79D8D8
Tritanomaly#6EDDB2
Achromatopsia#C9C9C9

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #5AE44E in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-5ae44e: #5AE44E;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #5AE44E;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-5ae44e': '#5AE44E' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.353, green: 0.894, blue: 0.306)
Android XML<color name="color_5ae44e">#5AE44E</color>
SVG fillfill="#5AE44E"

More Green Colors

#5AE44E sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#5AE44E Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #5AE44E?

#5AE44E is a light green — rgb(90, 228, 78) in RGB and hsl(115, 74%, 60%) 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 7.23.

What is the RGB value of #5AE44E?

#5AE44E is rgb(90, 228, 78) — red 90, green 228, and blue 78 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #5AE44E?

#5AE44E converts to approximately cmyk(61%, 0%, 66%, 11%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #5AE44E be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #5AE44E scores 1.66:1 against white and 12.64:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #5AE44E as a CSS color keyword?

No. #5AE44E 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 8.63, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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