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#5DA85E Color

#5DA85E is rgb(93, 168, 94) in RGB, hsl(121, 30%, 51%) in HSL, and about cmyk(45%, 0%, 44%, 34%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is May Green (#4C9141), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 9.47. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#5DA85E
HEX#5DA85E
RGBrgb(93, 168, 94)
HSLhsl(121, 30%, 51%)
HSVhsv(121, 45%, 66%)
CMYKcmyk(45%, 0%, 44%, 34%)
OKLCHoklch(66.4% 0.13 144.2)
LABlab(62.66% -36.09 30.61)
LCHlch(62.66% 47.32 139.70)

What #5DA85E 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 #5DA85E, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

May Green#4C9141ΔE 9.47Bud Green#7BB661ΔE 9.51Medium Sea Green#3CB371ΔE 12.32Mantis#74C365ΔE 12.97Asparagus#7BA05BΔE 13.61Forest Green (Crayola)#5FA777ΔE 13.71

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

#5DA85E Channel Values

How #5DA85E 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 93 · G 168 · B 948-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 121° · S 30% · L 51%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 121° · S 45% · V 66%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 45% · M 0% · Y 44% · K 34%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.91:1 vs white · 7.23:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #5DA85E 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 text2.91:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text7.23:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #5DA85E in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #5DA85E

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #5DA85E; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#5DA85E
Complementary
#A85DA6
Analogous
#81A85D
Analogous
#5DA883
Triadic
#5E5DA8
Triadic
#A85E5D
Split comp.
#835DA8
Split comp.
#A85D81

Tints & Shades of #5DA85E

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

#74B475
#88BF89
#9FCBA0
#B6D8B7
#CDE4CE
#E1EFE1

Shades

#4F9250
#447E45
#376738
#2B502B
#1E381F
#142414

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #5DA85E.

How #5DA85E 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#5DA85E
Protanopia#9E9E5F
Protanomaly#89A25E
Deuteranopia#949461
Deuteranomaly#829D60
Tritanopia#6AA1A1
Tritanomaly#65A48B
Achromatopsia#979797

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #5DA85E in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-5da85e: #5DA85E;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #5DA85E;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-5da85e': '#5DA85E' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.365, green: 0.659, blue: 0.369)
Android XML<color name="color_5da85e">#5DA85E</color>
SVG fillfill="#5DA85E"

More Green Colors

#5DA85E sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#5DA85E Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #5DA85E?

#5DA85E is a mid-tone green — rgb(93, 168, 94) in RGB and hsl(121, 30%, 51%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is May Green (#4C9141), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 9.47.

What is the RGB value of #5DA85E?

#5DA85E is rgb(93, 168, 94) — red 93, green 168, and blue 94 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #5DA85E?

#5DA85E converts to approximately cmyk(45%, 0%, 44%, 34%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #5DA85E be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #5DA85E scores 2.91:1 against white and 7.23:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #5DA85E as a CSS color keyword?

No. #5DA85E 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 12.32, which is visibly different.

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