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#5CCC8B Color

#5CCC8B is rgb(92, 204, 139) in RGB, hsl(145, 52%, 58%) in HSL, and about cmyk(55%, 0%, 32%, 20%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Emerald (#50C878), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.38. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#5CCC8B
HEX#5CCC8B
RGBrgb(92, 204, 139)
HSLhsl(145, 52%, 58%)
HSVhsv(145, 55%, 80%)
CMYKcmyk(55%, 0%, 32%, 20%)
OKLCHoklch(76.3% 0.14 155.5)
LABlab(74.34% -44.61 22.42)
LCHlch(74.34% 49.93 153.32)

What #5CCC8B 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 #5CCC8B, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Emerald#50C878ΔE 8.38Medium Sea Green#3CB371ΔE 9.31Eucalyptus#44D7A8ΔE 12.15Caribbean Green#00CC99ΔE 12.96Mountain Meadow#30BA8FΔE 13.29Spearmint#4FE7B0ΔE 13.34

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

#5CCC8B Channel Values

How #5CCC8B 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 204 · B 1398-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 145° · S 52% · L 58%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 145° · S 55% · V 80%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 55% · M 0% · Y 32% · K 20%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.01:1 vs white · 10.47:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #5CCC8B 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 text2.01:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text10.47:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #5CCC8B in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #5CCC8B

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #5CCC8B; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#5CCC8B
Complementary
#CC5C9D
Analogous
#65CC5C
Analogous
#5CCCC2
Triadic
#8B5CCC
Triadic
#CC8B5C
Split comp.
#C25CCC
Split comp.
#CC5C65

Tints & Shades of #5CCC8B

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

#73D39B
#87D9A9
#9EE0BA
#B5E8CA
#CDEFDB
#E0F5E9

Shades

#3DC274
#35A764
#2B8852
#21693F
#174A2C
#0F2F1C

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #5CCC8B.

How #5CCC8B 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#5CCC8B
Protanopia#BFBF8C
Protanomaly#A1C48B
Deuteranopia#B1B18E
Deuteranomaly#96BC8D
Tritanopia#6CC5C5
Tritanomaly#66C8B1
Achromatopsia#B7B7B7

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #5CCC8B in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-5ccc8b: #5CCC8B;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #5CCC8B;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-5ccc8b': '#5CCC8B' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.361, green: 0.800, blue: 0.545)
Android XML<color name="color_5ccc8b">#5CCC8B</color>
SVG fillfill="#5CCC8B"

More Green Colors

#5CCC8B sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#5CCC8B Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #5CCC8B?

#5CCC8B is a mid-tone green — rgb(92, 204, 139) in RGB and hsl(145, 52%, 58%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Emerald (#50C878), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.38.

What is the RGB value of #5CCC8B?

#5CCC8B is rgb(92, 204, 139) — red 92, green 204, and blue 139 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #5CCC8B?

#5CCC8B converts to approximately cmyk(55%, 0%, 32%, 20%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #5CCC8B be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #5CCC8B scores 2.01:1 against white and 10.47:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #5CCC8B as a CSS color keyword?

No. #5CCC8B 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 9.31, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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