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#5BCD87 Color

#5BCD87 is rgb(91, 205, 135) in RGB, hsl(143, 53%, 58%) in HSL, and about cmyk(56%, 0%, 34%, 20%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Emerald (#50C878), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.93. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#5BCD87
HEX#5BCD87
RGBrgb(91, 205, 135)
HSLhsl(143, 53%, 58%)
HSVhsv(143, 56%, 80%)
CMYKcmyk(56%, 0%, 34%, 20%)
OKLCHoklch(76.4% 0.145 154)
LABlab(74.55% -45.79 24.77)
LCHlch(74.55% 52.06 151.59)

What #5BCD87 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 #5BCD87, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Emerald#50C878ΔE 5.93Medium Sea Green#3CB371ΔE 9.39Android Green#3DDC84ΔE 13.5Eucalyptus#44D7A8ΔE 13.96GO Green#00AB66ΔE 13.97Caribbean Green#00CC99ΔE 14.1

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

#5BCD87 Channel Values

How #5BCD87 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 205 · B 1358-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 143° · S 53% · L 58%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 143° · S 56% · V 80%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 56% · M 0% · Y 34% · K 20%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.99:1 vs white · 10.53:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #5BCD87 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 text1.99:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text10.53:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #5BCD87 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #5BCD87

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #5BCD87; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#5BCD87
Complementary
#CD5BA1
Analogous
#68CD5B
Analogous
#5BCDBF
Triadic
#875BCD
Triadic
#CD875B
Split comp.
#BF5BCD
Split comp.
#CD5B68

Tints & Shades of #5BCD87

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

#73D498
#86DAA6
#9DE1B7
#B5E8C9
#CCEFDA
#E0F5E8

Shades

#3CC370
#34A860
#2A894E
#20693C
#174A2A
#0E2F1B

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #5BCD87.

How #5BCD87 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#5BCD87
Protanopia#C0C088
Protanomaly#A1C587
Deuteranopia#B2B28B
Deuteranomaly#97BD89
Tritanopia#6DC6C6
Tritanomaly#66C9B0
Achromatopsia#B7B7B7

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #5BCD87 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-5bcd87: #5BCD87;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #5BCD87;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-5bcd87': '#5BCD87' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.357, green: 0.804, blue: 0.529)
Android XML<color name="color_5bcd87">#5BCD87</color>
SVG fillfill="#5BCD87"

More Green Colors

#5BCD87 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#5BCD87 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #5BCD87?

#5BCD87 is a mid-tone green — rgb(91, 205, 135) in RGB and hsl(143, 53%, 58%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Emerald (#50C878), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.93.

What is the RGB value of #5BCD87?

#5BCD87 is rgb(91, 205, 135) — red 91, green 205, and blue 135 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #5BCD87?

#5BCD87 converts to approximately cmyk(56%, 0%, 34%, 20%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #5BCD87 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #5BCD87 scores 1.99:1 against white and 10.53:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #5BCD87 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #5BCD87 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 9.39, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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