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#5BD228 Color

#5BD228 is rgb(91, 210, 40) in RGB, hsl(102, 68%, 49%) in HSL, and about cmyk(57%, 0%, 81%, 18%) 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 5.53. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#5BD228
HEX#5BD228
RGBrgb(91, 210, 40)
HSLhsl(102, 68%, 49%)
HSVhsv(102, 81%, 82%)
CMYKcmyk(57%, 0%, 81%, 18%)
OKLCHoklch(76.5% 0.225 138.7)
LABlab(75.24% -55.65 65.74)
LCHlch(75.24% 86.13 130.25)

What #5BD228 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 #5BD228, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

SGBUS Green#55DD33ΔE 5.53Lime Green#32CD32ΔE 8.8Kelly Green#4CBB17ΔE 8.93Vivid Malachite#00CC33ΔE 12.51Dark Pastel Green#03C03CΔE 16.8Malachite#0BDA51ΔE 17.3

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

#5BD228 Channel Values

How #5BD228 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 210 · B 408-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 102° · S 68% · L 49%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 102° · S 81% · V 82%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 57% · M 0% · Y 81% · K 18%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.96:1 vs white · 10.69:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #5BD228 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 text1.96:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text10.69:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #5BD228 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #5BD228

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #5BD228; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#5BD228
Complementary
#9F28D2
Analogous
#B0D228
Analogous
#28D24A
Triadic
#285BD2
Triadic
#D2285B
Split comp.
#4A28D2
Split comp.
#D228B0

Tints & Shades of #5BD228

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

#70DB43
#87E160
#9EE77E
#B4EC9C
#CBF2BA
#E2F8D8

Shades

#50B823
#439A1D
#388118
#2B6313
#20490E
#132B08

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #5BD228.

How #5BD228 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#5BD228
Protanopia#C4C42B
Protanomaly#A4CA2A
Deuteranopia#B6B636
Deuteranomaly#9AC231
Tritanopia#77C6C6
Tritanomaly#6DCB9F
Achromatopsia#B9B9B9

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #5BD228 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-5bd228: #5BD228;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #5BD228;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-5bd228': '#5BD228' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.357, green: 0.824, blue: 0.157)
Android XML<color name="color_5bd228">#5BD228</color>
SVG fillfill="#5BD228"

More Green Colors

#5BD228 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#5BD228 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #5BD228?

#5BD228 is a mid-tone green — rgb(91, 210, 40) in RGB and hsl(102, 68%, 49%) 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 5.53.

What is the RGB value of #5BD228?

#5BD228 is rgb(91, 210, 40) — red 91, green 210, and blue 40 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #5BD228?

#5BD228 converts to approximately cmyk(57%, 0%, 81%, 18%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #5BD228 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #5BD228 scores 1.96:1 against white and 10.69:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #5BD228 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #5BD228 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 8.8, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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