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#5BD261 Color

#5BD261 is rgb(91, 210, 97) in RGB, hsl(123, 57%, 59%) in HSL, and about cmyk(57%, 0%, 54%, 18%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Pastel Green (#77DD77), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.54. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#5BD261
HEX#5BD261
RGBrgb(91, 210, 97)
HSLhsl(123, 57%, 59%)
HSVhsv(123, 57%, 82%)
CMYKcmyk(57%, 0%, 54%, 18%)
OKLCHoklch(77% 0.187 144.4)
LABlab(75.61% -52.00 44.80)
LCHlch(75.61% 68.64 139.25)

What #5BD261 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 #5BD261, 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.

#5BD261 Channel Values

How #5BD261 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 978-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 123° · S 57% · L 59%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 123° · S 57% · V 82%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 57% · M 0% · Y 54% · K 18%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.94:1 vs white · 10.84:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #5BD261 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 text1.94:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text10.84:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #5BD261

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #5BD261; 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 #5BD261

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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Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #5BD261.

How #5BD261 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#5BD261
Protanopia#C4C462
Protanomaly#A4CA62
Deuteranopia#B6B667
Deuteranomaly#9AC264
Tritanopia#73C8C8
Tritanomaly#6ACCA9
Achromatopsia#BABABA

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #5BD261 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-5bd261: #5BD261;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #5BD261;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-5bd261': '#5BD261' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.357, green: 0.824, blue: 0.380)
Android XML<color name="color_5bd261">#5BD261</color>
SVG fillfill="#5BD261"

More Green Colors

#5BD261 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#5BD261 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #5BD261?

#5BD261 is a mid-tone green — rgb(91, 210, 97) in RGB and hsl(123, 57%, 59%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Pastel Green (#77DD77), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.54.

What is the RGB value of #5BD261?

#5BD261 is rgb(91, 210, 97) — red 91, green 210, and blue 97 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #5BD261?

#5BD261 converts to approximately cmyk(57%, 0%, 54%, 18%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #5BD261 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #5BD261 scores 1.94:1 against white and 10.84:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #5BD261 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #5BD261 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 lightgreen (#90EE90) at a CIE76 distance of 16.5, which is visibly different.

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