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#5CB273 Color

#5CB273 is rgb(92, 178, 115) in RGB, hsl(136, 36%, 53%) in HSL, and about cmyk(48%, 0%, 35%, 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 8.2. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#5CB273
HEX#5CB273
RGBrgb(92, 178, 115)
HSLhsl(136, 36%, 53%)
HSVhsv(136, 48%, 70%)
CMYKcmyk(48%, 0%, 35%, 30%)
OKLCHoklch(69.3% 0.125 150.7)
LABlab(66.01% -37.82 23.94)
LCHlch(66.01% 44.76 147.67)

What #5CB273 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 #5CB273, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Medium Sea Green#3CB371ΔE 8.2Forest Green (Crayola)#5FA777ΔE 9.29Shiny Shamrock#5FA778ΔE 9.74Green (Crayola)#1CAC78ΔE 12.46Green Frog#00A86BΔE 13.13Shamrock Green#009E60ΔE 13.48

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

#5CB273 Channel Values

How #5CB273 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 1158-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 136° · S 36% · L 53%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 136° · S 48% · V 70%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 48% · M 0% · Y 35% · 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 #5CB273 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 #5CB273 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #5CB273

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #5CB273; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#5CB273
Complementary
#B25C9B
Analogous
#70B25C
Analogous
#5CB29E
Triadic
#735CB2
Triadic
#B2735C
Split comp.
#9E5CB2
Split comp.
#B25C70

Tints & Shades of #5CB273

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

#71BC85
#89C89A
#9ED1AC
#B6DDC0
#CBE7D2
#E3F2E7

Shades

#4BA062
#408753
#346F44
#295735
#1D3E26
#122617

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #5CB273.

How #5CB273 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#5CB273
Protanopia#A7A773
Protanomaly#8FAC73
Deuteranopia#9C9C76
Deuteranomaly#87A575
Tritanopia#69ACAC
Tritanomaly#64AE98
Achromatopsia#A0A0A0

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #5CB273 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-5cb273: #5CB273;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #5CB273;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-5cb273': '#5CB273' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.361, green: 0.698, blue: 0.451)
Android XML<color name="color_5cb273">#5CB273</color>
SVG fillfill="#5CB273"

More Green Colors

#5CB273 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#5CB273 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #5CB273?

#5CB273 is a mid-tone green — rgb(92, 178, 115) in RGB and hsl(136, 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 8.2.

What is the RGB value of #5CB273?

#5CB273 is rgb(92, 178, 115) — red 92, green 178, and blue 115 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #5CB273?

#5CB273 converts to approximately cmyk(48%, 0%, 35%, 30%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #5CB273 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #5CB273 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 #5CB273 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #5CB273 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 8.2, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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