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#5CFFC9 Color

#5CFFC9 is rgb(92, 255, 201) in RGB, hsl(160, 100%, 68%) in HSL, and about cmyk(64%, 0%, 21%, 0%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Olo (#01FFCD), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.09. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#5CFFC9
HEX#5CFFC9
RGBrgb(92, 255, 201)
HSLhsl(160, 100%, 68%)
HSVhsv(160, 64%, 100%)
CMYKcmyk(64%, 0%, 21%, 0%)
OKLCHoklch(90.1% 0.156 167.2)
LABlab(90.60% -53.72 12.80)
LCHlch(90.60% 55.23 166.60)

What #5CFFC9 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 #5CFFC9, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Olo#01FFCDΔE 8.09Sea Green (Crayola)#00FFCDΔE 8.11Spearmint#4FE7B0ΔE 8.39Aquamarine#7FFFD4ΔE 9.68Technobotanica#00FFBFΔE 10.22Eucalyptus#44D7A8ΔE 14.06

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

#5CFFC9 Channel Values

How #5CFFC9 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 2018-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 160° · S 100% · L 68%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 160° · S 64% · V 100%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 64% · M 0% · Y 21% · K 0%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.26:1 vs white · 16.6:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #5CFFC9 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 text1.26:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text16.6:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #5CFFC9 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #5CFFC9

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #5CFFC9; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#5CFFC9
Complementary
#FF5C92
Analogous
#5CFF77
Analogous
#5CE4FF
Triadic
#C95CFF
Triadic
#FFC95C
Split comp.
#FF5CE4
Split comp.
#FF775C

Tints & Shades of #5CFFC9

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

#70FFCF
#8AFFD8
#9EFFDF
#B3FFE5
#C7FFEC
#E0FFF5

Shades

#2EFFB9
#00FFAA
#00D18B
#009E69
#00704B
#00422C

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #5CFFC9.

How #5CFFC9 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#5CFFC9
Protanopia#EDEDCA
Protanomaly#C4F4C9
Deuteranopia#DADACD
Deuteranomaly#B6EACB
Tritanopia#6FF9F9
Tritanomaly#68FBE7
Achromatopsia#E5E5E5

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #5CFFC9 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-5cffc9: #5CFFC9;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #5CFFC9;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-5cffc9': '#5CFFC9' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.361, green: 1.000, blue: 0.788)
Android XML<color name="color_5cffc9">#5CFFC9</color>
SVG fillfill="#5CFFC9"

More Green Colors

#5CFFC9 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000200fdfff5001f00f7fee7002400f7fbf5002c22f5fffa002e00f5fff5003300f0fff000800000db870d542b20483f33cc6646c3995ea50072863991e0b7a3f5d8bcd7bcd1ffed

#5CFFC9 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #5CFFC9?

#5CFFC9 is a light green — rgb(92, 255, 201) in RGB and hsl(160, 100%, 68%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Olo (#01FFCD), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.09.

What is the RGB value of #5CFFC9?

#5CFFC9 is rgb(92, 255, 201) — red 92, green 255, and blue 201 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #5CFFC9?

#5CFFC9 converts to approximately cmyk(64%, 0%, 21%, 0%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #5CFFC9 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #5CFFC9 scores 1.26:1 against white and 16.6:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #5CFFC9 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #5CFFC9 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 aquamarine (#7FFFD4) at a CIE76 distance of 9.68, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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