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#5CB272 Color

#5CB272 is rgb(92, 178, 114) in RGB, hsl(135, 36%, 53%) in HSL, and about cmyk(48%, 0%, 36%, 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 8.09. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#5CB272
HEX#5CB272
RGBrgb(92, 178, 114)
HSLhsl(135, 36%, 53%)
HSVhsv(135, 48%, 70%)
CMYKcmyk(48%, 0%, 36%, 30%)
OKLCHoklch(69.3% 0.126 150.3)
LABlab(65.99% -37.95 24.44)
LCHlch(65.99% 45.14 147.21)

What #5CB272 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 #5CB272, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Medium Sea Green#3CB371ΔE 8.09Forest Green (Crayola)#5FA777ΔE 9.73Shiny Shamrock#5FA778ΔE 10.18Green (Crayola)#1CAC78ΔE 12.68Green Frog#00A86BΔE 13.14Emerald#50C878ΔE 13.38

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

#5CB272 Channel Values

How #5CB272 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 1148-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 135° · S 36% · L 53%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 135° · S 48% · V 70%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 48% · M 0% · Y 36% · K 30%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.6:1 vs white · 8.07:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #5CB272 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 text2.6:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text8.07:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #5CB272 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #5CB272

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #5CB272; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#5CB272
Complementary
#B25C9D
Analogous
#72B25C
Analogous
#5CB29D
Triadic
#725CB2
Triadic
#B2725C
Split comp.
#9D5CB2
Split comp.
#B25C72

Tints & Shades of #5CB272

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

#71BC84
#89C899
#9ED1AB
#B6DDC0
#CBE7D2
#E3F2E7

Shades

#4BA060
#408752
#346F43
#295734
#1D3E26
#122617

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #5CB272.

How #5CB272 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#5CB272
Protanopia#A7A772
Protanomaly#8FAC72
Deuteranopia#9C9C75
Deuteranomaly#87A574
Tritanopia#69ACAC
Tritanomaly#64AE98
Achromatopsia#A0A0A0

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #5CB272 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-5cb272: #5CB272;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #5CB272;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-5cb272': '#5CB272' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.361, green: 0.698, blue: 0.447)
Android XML<color name="color_5cb272">#5CB272</color>
SVG fillfill="#5CB272"

More Green Colors

#5CB272 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#5CB272 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #5CB272?

#5CB272 is a mid-tone green — rgb(92, 178, 114) in RGB and hsl(135, 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 8.09.

What is the RGB value of #5CB272?

#5CB272 is rgb(92, 178, 114) — red 92, green 178, and blue 114 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #5CB272?

#5CB272 converts to approximately cmyk(48%, 0%, 36%, 30%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #5CB272 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #5CB272 scores 2.6:1 against white and 8.07:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #5CB272 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #5CB272 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 8.09, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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