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#5CB266 Color

#5CB266 is rgb(92, 178, 102) in RGB, hsl(127, 36%, 53%) in HSL, and about cmyk(48%, 0%, 43%, 30%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Medium Sea Green (#3CB371), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 9.41. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#5CB266
HEX#5CB266
RGBrgb(92, 178, 102)
HSLhsl(127, 36%, 53%)
HSVhsv(127, 48%, 70%)
CMYKcmyk(48%, 0%, 43%, 30%)
OKLCHoklch(69.1% 0.138 146.4)
LABlab(65.83% -39.45 30.47)
LCHlch(65.83% 49.84 142.32)

What #5CB266 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 #5CB266, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Medium Sea Green#3CB371ΔE 9.41Bud Green#7BB661ΔE 10.28Mantis#74C365ΔE 10.6Emerald#50C878ΔE 11.21May Green#4C9141ΔE 13.12GO Green#00AB66ΔE 13.74

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

#5CB266 Channel Values

How #5CB266 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 92 · G 178 · B 1028-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 127° · S 36% · L 53%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 127° · S 48% · V 70%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 48% · M 0% · Y 43% · K 30%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.62:1 vs white · 8.02:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #5CB266 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 text2.62:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text8.02:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #5CB266 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #5CB266

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #5CB266; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#5CB266
Complementary
#B25CA8
Analogous
#7DB25C
Analogous
#5CB291
Triadic
#665CB2
Triadic
#B2665C
Split comp.
#915CB2
Split comp.
#B25C7D

Tints & Shades of #5CB266

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

#71BC7A
#89C890
#9ED1A4
#B6DDBB
#CBE7CE
#E3F2E5

Shades

#4BA055
#408748
#346F3B
#29572E
#1D3E21
#122614

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #5CB266.

How #5CB266 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#5CB266
Protanopia#A7A767
Protanomaly#8FAC66
Deuteranopia#9C9C69
Deuteranomaly#87A568
Tritanopia#6BABAB
Tritanomaly#65AE94
Achromatopsia#A0A0A0

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #5CB266 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-5cb266: #5CB266;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #5CB266;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-5cb266': '#5CB266' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.361, green: 0.698, blue: 0.400)
Android XML<color name="color_5cb266">#5CB266</color>
SVG fillfill="#5CB266"

More Green Colors

#5CB266 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#5CB266 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #5CB266?

#5CB266 is a mid-tone green — rgb(92, 178, 102) in RGB and hsl(127, 36%, 53%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Medium Sea Green (#3CB371), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 9.41.

What is the RGB value of #5CB266?

#5CB266 is rgb(92, 178, 102) — red 92, green 178, and blue 102 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #5CB266?

#5CB266 converts to approximately cmyk(48%, 0%, 43%, 30%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #5CB266 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #5CB266 scores 2.62:1 against white and 8.02:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #5CB266 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #5CB266 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 9.41, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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