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#5AED72 Color

#5AED72 is rgb(90, 237, 114) in RGB, hsl(130, 80%, 64%) in HSL, and about cmyk(62%, 0%, 52%, 7%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Malachite (#0BDA51), visibly different at ΔE 11.65. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#5AED72
HEX#5AED72
RGBrgb(90, 237, 114)
HSLhsl(130, 80%, 64%)
HSVhsv(130, 62%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(62%, 0%, 52%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(84% 0.208 146.4)
LABlab(83.97% -59.62 46.87)
LCHlch(83.97% 75.84 141.82)

What #5AED72 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 #5AED72, 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.

#5AED72 Channel Values

How #5AED72 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 237 · B 1148-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 130° · S 80% · L 64%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 130° · S 62% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 62% · M 0% · Y 52% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.52:1 vs white · 13.79:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #5AED72 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 text1.52:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text13.79:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #5AED72

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #5AED72; 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 #5AED72

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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How #5AED72 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#5AED72
Protanopia#DDDD73
Protanomaly#B7E373
Deuteranopia#CCCC78
Deuteranomaly#AADA76
Tritanopia#78E2E2
Tritanomaly#6DE7C0
Achromatopsia#D1D1D1

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #5AED72 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-5aed72: #5AED72;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #5AED72;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-5aed72': '#5AED72' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.353, green: 0.929, blue: 0.447)
Android XML<color name="color_5aed72">#5AED72</color>
SVG fillfill="#5AED72"

More Green Colors

#5AED72 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#5AED72 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #5AED72?

#5AED72 is a light green — rgb(90, 237, 114) in RGB and hsl(130, 80%, 64%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Malachite (#0BDA51), which is visibly different at a CIE76 distance of 11.65.

What is the RGB value of #5AED72?

#5AED72 is rgb(90, 237, 114) — red 90, green 237, and blue 114 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #5AED72?

#5AED72 converts to approximately cmyk(62%, 0%, 52%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #5AED72 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #5AED72 scores 1.52:1 against white and 13.79:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #5AED72 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #5AED72 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 springgreen (#00FF7F) at a CIE76 distance of 13.66, which is visibly different.

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