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#5BAE5E Color

#5BAE5E is rgb(91, 174, 94) in RGB, hsl(122, 34%, 52%) in HSL, and about cmyk(48%, 0%, 46%, 32%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Bud Green (#7BB661), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 9.26. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#5BAE5E
HEX#5BAE5E
RGBrgb(91, 174, 94)
HSLhsl(122, 34%, 52%)
HSVhsv(122, 48%, 68%)
CMYKcmyk(48%, 0%, 46%, 32%)
OKLCHoklch(67.9% 0.14 144.5)
LABlab(64.44% -39.08 32.80)
LCHlch(64.44% 51.02 139.99)

What #5BAE5E 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 #5BAE5E, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Bud Green#7BB661ΔE 9.26Mantis#74C365ΔE 9.85May Green#4C9141ΔE 11.12Medium Sea Green#3CB371ΔE 11.43Emerald#50C878ΔE 12.73Green (Pigment)#00A550ΔE 14.17

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

#5BAE5E Channel Values

How #5BAE5E 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 91 · G 174 · B 948-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 122° · S 34% · L 52%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 122° · S 48% · V 68%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 48% · M 0% · Y 46% · K 32%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.74:1 vs white · 7.66:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #5BAE5E 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 text2.74:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text7.66:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #5BAE5E in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #5BAE5E

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #5BAE5E; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#5BAE5E
Complementary
#AE5BAB
Analogous
#82AE5B
Analogous
#5BAE87
Triadic
#5E5BAE
Triadic
#AE5E5B
Split comp.
#875BAE
Split comp.
#AE5B82

Tints & Shades of #5BAE5E

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

#73BA75
#87C489
#9FD0A1
#B4DAB5
#CCE6CD
#E0F0E1

Shades

#4C9A4E
#408242
#346A36
#2A552C
#1E3E1F
#132613

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #5BAE5E.

How #5BAE5E 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#5BAE5E
Protanopia#A4A45F
Protanomaly#8CA85E
Deuteranopia#999961
Deuteranomaly#84A260
Tritanopia#6AA7A7
Tritanomaly#64AA8F
Achromatopsia#9C9C9C

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #5BAE5E in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-5bae5e: #5BAE5E;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #5BAE5E;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-5bae5e': '#5BAE5E' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.357, green: 0.682, blue: 0.369)
Android XML<color name="color_5bae5e">#5BAE5E</color>
SVG fillfill="#5BAE5E"

More Green Colors

#5BAE5E sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#5BAE5E Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #5BAE5E?

#5BAE5E is a mid-tone green — rgb(91, 174, 94) in RGB and hsl(122, 34%, 52%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Bud Green (#7BB661), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 9.26.

What is the RGB value of #5BAE5E?

#5BAE5E is rgb(91, 174, 94) — red 91, green 174, and blue 94 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #5BAE5E?

#5BAE5E converts to approximately cmyk(48%, 0%, 46%, 32%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #5BAE5E be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #5BAE5E scores 2.74:1 against white and 7.66:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #5BAE5E as a CSS color keyword?

No. #5BAE5E 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 mediumseagreen (#3CB371) at a CIE76 distance of 11.43, which is visibly different.

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