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#5CFF9A Color

#5CFF9A is rgb(92, 255, 154) in RGB, hsl(143, 100%, 68%) in HSL, and about cmyk(64%, 0%, 40%, 0%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Medium Spring Green (#00FA9A), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.37. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#5CFF9A
HEX#5CFF9A
RGBrgb(92, 255, 154)
HSLhsl(143, 100%, 68%)
HSVhsv(143, 64%, 100%)
CMYKcmyk(64%, 0%, 40%, 0%)
OKLCHoklch(89.1% 0.195 152.6)
LABlab(89.87% -60.62 35.28)
LCHlch(89.87% 70.14 149.80)

What #5CFF9A 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 #5CFF9A, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Medium Spring Green#00FA9AΔE 8.37Very Light Malachite Green#64E986ΔE 9.47Android Green#3DDC84ΔE 12.8Mint#98FF98ΔE 14.96Pale Green#98FB98ΔE 16.03Spring Green#00FF7FΔE 16.04

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

#5CFF9A Channel Values

How #5CFF9A 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 255 · B 1548-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 143° · S 100% · L 68%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 143° · S 64% · V 100%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 64% · M 0% · Y 40% · K 0%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.29:1 vs white · 16.23:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #5CFF9A 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 text1.29:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text16.23:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #5CFF9A in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #5CFF9A

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #5CFF9A; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#5CFF9A
Complementary
#FF5CC0
Analogous
#6FFF5C
Analogous
#5CFFEC
Triadic
#9A5CFF
Triadic
#FF9A5C
Split comp.
#EC5CFF
Split comp.
#FF5C6F

Tints & Shades of #5CFF9A

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

#70FFA7
#8AFFB7
#9EFFC3
#B3FFD0
#C7FFDC
#E0FFEC

Shades

#2EFF7E
#00FF62
#00D150
#009E3D
#00702B
#004219

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #5CFF9A.

How #5CFF9A 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#5CFF9A
Protanopia#EDED9B
Protanomaly#C4F49B
Deuteranopia#DADA9F
Deuteranomaly#B6EA9D
Tritanopia#7AF5F5
Tritanomaly#6FF9D7
Achromatopsia#E2E2E2

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #5CFF9A in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-5cff9a: #5CFF9A;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #5CFF9A;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-5cff9a': '#5CFF9A' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.361, green: 1.000, blue: 0.604)
Android XML<color name="color_5cff9a">#5CFF9A</color>
SVG fillfill="#5CFF9A"

More Green Colors

#5CFF9A sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000200fdfff5001f00f7fee7002400f7fbf5002c22f5fffa002e00f5fff5003300f0fff000800000db870d542b20483f33cc6646c3995ea50072863991e0b7a3f5d8bcd7bcd1ffed

#5CFF9A Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #5CFF9A?

#5CFF9A is a light green — rgb(92, 255, 154) in RGB and hsl(143, 100%, 68%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Medium Spring Green (#00FA9A), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.37.

What is the RGB value of #5CFF9A?

#5CFF9A is rgb(92, 255, 154) — red 92, green 255, and blue 154 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #5CFF9A?

#5CFF9A converts to approximately cmyk(64%, 0%, 40%, 0%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #5CFF9A be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #5CFF9A scores 1.29:1 against white and 16.23:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #5CFF9A as a CSS color keyword?

No. #5CFF9A 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 mediumspringgreen (#00FA9A) at a CIE76 distance of 8.37, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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Keep exploring: every green in the color library, the guide to shades of green, or the full color library.