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#5CB268 Color

#5CB268 is rgb(92, 178, 104) in RGB, hsl(128, 36%, 53%) in HSL, and about cmyk(48%, 0%, 42%, 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 8.91. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#5CB268
HEX#5CB268
RGBrgb(92, 178, 104)
HSLhsl(128, 36%, 53%)
HSVhsv(128, 48%, 70%)
CMYKcmyk(48%, 0%, 42%, 30%)
OKLCHoklch(69.1% 0.136 147)
LABlab(65.85% -39.21 29.47)
LCHlch(65.85% 49.05 143.07)

What #5CB268 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 #5CB268, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Medium Sea Green#3CB371ΔE 8.91Bud Green#7BB661ΔE 10.74Emerald#50C878ΔE 11.36Mantis#74C365ΔE 11.39May Green#4C9141ΔE 13.43GO Green#00AB66ΔE 13.56

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

#5CB268 Channel Values

How #5CB268 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 1048-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 128° · S 36% · L 53%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 128° · S 48% · V 70%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 48% · M 0% · Y 42% · 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 #5CB268 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 #5CB268 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #5CB268

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #5CB268; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#5CB268
Complementary
#B25CA7
Analogous
#7CB25C
Analogous
#5CB293
Triadic
#685CB2
Triadic
#B2685C
Split comp.
#935CB2
Split comp.
#B25C7C

Tints & Shades of #5CB268

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

#71BC7B
#89C891
#9ED1A5
#B6DDBB
#CBE7CF
#E3F2E5

Shades

#4BA056
#408749
#346F3C
#29572F
#1D3E22
#122615

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #5CB268.

How #5CB268 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#5CB268
Protanopia#A7A769
Protanomaly#8FAC68
Deuteranopia#9C9C6B
Deuteranomaly#87A56A
Tritanopia#6BABAB
Tritanomaly#65AE95
Achromatopsia#A0A0A0

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #5CB268 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-5cb268: #5CB268;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #5CB268;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-5cb268': '#5CB268' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.361, green: 0.698, blue: 0.408)
Android XML<color name="color_5cb268">#5CB268</color>
SVG fillfill="#5CB268"

More Green Colors

#5CB268 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#5CB268 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #5CB268?

#5CB268 is a mid-tone green — rgb(92, 178, 104) in RGB and hsl(128, 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 8.91.

What is the RGB value of #5CB268?

#5CB268 is rgb(92, 178, 104) — red 92, green 178, and blue 104 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #5CB268?

#5CB268 converts to approximately cmyk(48%, 0%, 42%, 30%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #5CB268 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #5CB268 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 #5CB268 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #5CB268 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 8.91, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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