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#5BCA2B Color

#5BCA2B is rgb(91, 202, 43) in RGB, hsl(102, 65%, 48%) in HSL, and about cmyk(55%, 0%, 79%, 21%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Kelly Green (#4CBB17), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.3. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#5BCA2B
HEX#5BCA2B
RGBrgb(91, 202, 43)
HSLhsl(102, 65%, 48%)
HSVhsv(102, 79%, 79%)
CMYKcmyk(55%, 0%, 79%, 21%)
OKLCHoklch(74.5% 0.214 138.5)
LABlab(72.77% -52.90 62.71)
LCHlch(72.77% 82.04 130.15)

What #5BCA2B 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 #5BCA2B, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Kelly Green#4CBB17ΔE 5.3Lime Green#32CD32ΔE 9.35SGBUS Green#55DD33ΔE 9.66Vivid Malachite#00CC33ΔE 13.22Dark Pastel Green#03C03CΔE 14.77Malachite#0BDA51ΔE 17.58

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

#5BCA2B Channel Values

How #5BCA2B 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 202 · B 438-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 102° · S 65% · L 48%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 102° · S 79% · V 79%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 55% · M 0% · Y 79% · K 21%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.12:1 vs white · 9.93:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #5BCA2B 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 text2.12:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text9.93:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #5BCA2B in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #5BCA2B

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #5BCA2B; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#5BCA2B
Complementary
#9A2BCA
Analogous
#AACA2B
Analogous
#2BCA4B
Triadic
#2B5BCA
Triadic
#CA2B5B
Split comp.
#4B2BCA
Split comp.
#CA2BAA

Tints & Shades of #5BCA2B

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

#6ED742
#85DD5F
#9BE37D
#B5EA9E
#CCF1BC
#E2F7D9

Shades

#4FB125
#42931F
#377A1A
#2B6115
#20480F
#132A09

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #5BCA2B.

How #5BCA2B 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#5BCA2B
Protanopia#BDBD2D
Protanomaly#9FC22C
Deuteranopia#AFAF37
Deuteranomaly#95BB32
Tritanopia#75BFBF
Tritanomaly#6BC39A
Achromatopsia#B2B2B2

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #5BCA2B in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-5bca2b: #5BCA2B;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #5BCA2B;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-5bca2b': '#5BCA2B' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.357, green: 0.792, blue: 0.169)
Android XML<color name="color_5bca2b">#5BCA2B</color>
SVG fillfill="#5BCA2B"

More Green Colors

#5BCA2B sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000200fdfff5001f00f7fee7002400f7fbf5002c22f5fffa002e00f5fff5003300f0fff000800000db870d542b20483f33cc6646c3995ea50072863991e0b7a3f5d8bcd7bcd1ffed

#5BCA2B Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #5BCA2B?

#5BCA2B is a mid-tone green — rgb(91, 202, 43) in RGB and hsl(102, 65%, 48%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Kelly Green (#4CBB17), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.3.

What is the RGB value of #5BCA2B?

#5BCA2B is rgb(91, 202, 43) — red 91, green 202, and blue 43 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #5BCA2B?

#5BCA2B converts to approximately cmyk(55%, 0%, 79%, 21%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #5BCA2B be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #5BCA2B scores 2.12:1 against white and 9.93:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #5BCA2B as a CSS color keyword?

No. #5BCA2B 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 9.35, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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