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#5BECA3 Color

#5BECA3 is rgb(91, 236, 163) in RGB, hsl(150, 79%, 64%) in HSL, and about cmyk(61%, 0%, 31%, 7%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Spearmint (#4FE7B0), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 9.17. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#5BECA3
HEX#5BECA3
RGBrgb(91, 236, 163)
HSLhsl(150, 79%, 64%)
HSVhsv(150, 61%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(61%, 0%, 31%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(84.6% 0.162 157.9)
LABlab(84.32% -53.07 23.49)
LCHlch(84.32% 58.04 156.12)

What #5BECA3 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 #5BECA3, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Spearmint#4FE7B0ΔE 9.17Android Green#3DDC84ΔE 10.47Very Light Malachite Green#64E986ΔE 13.22Technobotanica#00FFBFΔE 13.74Emerald#50C878ΔE 14.14Eucalyptus#44D7A8ΔE 14.48

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

#5BECA3 Channel Values

How #5BECA3 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 236 · B 1638-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 150° · S 79% · L 64%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 150° · S 61% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 61% · M 0% · Y 31% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.5:1 vs white · 13.97:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #5BECA3 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 text1.5:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text13.97:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #5BECA3 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #5BECA3

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #5BECA3; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#5BECA3
Complementary
#EC5BA3
Analogous
#5BEC5B
Analogous
#5BECEC
Triadic
#A35BEC
Triadic
#ECA35B
Split comp.
#EC5BEC
Split comp.
#EC5B5B

Tints & Shades of #5BECA3

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

#72EEB0
#88F1BD
#9FF4C9
#B1F6D4
#C8F9E0
#DFFBED

Shades

#32E78C
#19D778
#14AD61
#10894D
#0B6036
#073B21

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #5BECA3.

How #5BECA3 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#5BECA3
Protanopia#DCDCA4
Protanomaly#B6E2A3
Deuteranopia#CBCBA7
Deuteranomaly#AAD9A5
Tritanopia#71E4E4
Tritanomaly#69E8CE
Achromatopsia#D3D3D3

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #5BECA3 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-5beca3: #5BECA3;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #5BECA3;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-5beca3': '#5BECA3' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.357, green: 0.925, blue: 0.639)
Android XML<color name="color_5beca3">#5BECA3</color>
SVG fillfill="#5BECA3"

More Green Colors

#5BECA3 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#5BECA3 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #5BECA3?

#5BECA3 is a light green — rgb(91, 236, 163) in RGB and hsl(150, 79%, 64%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Spearmint (#4FE7B0), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 9.17.

What is the RGB value of #5BECA3?

#5BECA3 is rgb(91, 236, 163) — red 91, green 236, and blue 163 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #5BECA3?

#5BECA3 converts to approximately cmyk(61%, 0%, 31%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #5BECA3 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #5BECA3 scores 1.5:1 against white and 13.97:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #5BECA3 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #5BECA3 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 16.52, which is visibly different.

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