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#5CBC86 Color

#5CBC86 is rgb(92, 188, 134) in RGB, hsl(146, 42%, 55%) in HSL, and about cmyk(51%, 0%, 29%, 26%) 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 9.63. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#5CBC86
HEX#5CBC86
RGBrgb(92, 188, 134)
HSLhsl(146, 42%, 55%)
HSVhsv(146, 51%, 74%)
CMYKcmyk(51%, 0%, 29%, 26%)
OKLCHoklch(72.2% 0.122 156.8)
LABlab(69.38% -39.13 18.38)
LCHlch(69.38% 43.23 154.84)

What #5CBC86 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 #5CBC86, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Medium Sea Green#3CB371ΔE 9.63Forest Green (Crayola)#5FA777ΔE 9.84Mountain Meadow#30BA8FΔE 9.96Shiny Shamrock#5FA778ΔE 9.99Green (Crayola)#1CAC78ΔE 10.63Medium Aquamarine#66CDAAΔE 12.29

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

#5CBC86 Channel Values

How #5CBC86 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 188 · B 1348-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 146° · S 42% · L 55%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 146° · S 51% · V 74%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 51% · M 0% · Y 29% · K 26%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.34:1 vs white · 8.99:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #5CBC86 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 text2.34:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text8.99:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #5CBC86 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #5CBC86

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #5CBC86; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#5CBC86
Complementary
#BC5C93
Analogous
#62BC5C
Analogous
#5CBCB6
Triadic
#865CBC
Triadic
#BC865C
Split comp.
#B65CBC
Split comp.
#BC5C62

Tints & Shades of #5CBC86

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

#72C596
#88CEA6
#9DD7B6
#B7E1C9
#CCEAD9
#E2F3E9

Shades

#47AE74
#3B9160
#31774F
#265E3F
#1C452E
#10281A

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #5CBC86.

How #5CBC86 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#5CBC86
Protanopia#B0B086
Protanomaly#96B586
Deuteranopia#A4A489
Deuteranomaly#8DAE88
Tritanopia#69B6B6
Tritanomaly#64B9A5
Achromatopsia#AAAAAA

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #5CBC86 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-5cbc86: #5CBC86;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #5CBC86;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-5cbc86': '#5CBC86' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.361, green: 0.737, blue: 0.525)
Android XML<color name="color_5cbc86">#5CBC86</color>
SVG fillfill="#5CBC86"

More Green Colors

#5CBC86 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#5CBC86 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #5CBC86?

#5CBC86 is a mid-tone green — rgb(92, 188, 134) in RGB and hsl(146, 42%, 55%) 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 9.63.

What is the RGB value of #5CBC86?

#5CBC86 is rgb(92, 188, 134) — red 92, green 188, and blue 134 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #5CBC86?

#5CBC86 converts to approximately cmyk(51%, 0%, 29%, 26%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #5CBC86 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #5CBC86 scores 2.34:1 against white and 8.99:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #5CBC86 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #5CBC86 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 9.63, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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