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#5DB16A Color

#5DB16A is rgb(93, 177, 106) in RGB, hsl(129, 35%, 53%) in HSL, and about cmyk(47%, 0%, 40%, 31%) 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 8.88. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#5DB16A
HEX#5DB16A
RGBrgb(93, 177, 106)
HSLhsl(129, 35%, 53%)
HSVhsv(129, 47%, 69%)
CMYKcmyk(47%, 0%, 40%, 31%)
OKLCHoklch(68.9% 0.132 147.4)
LABlab(65.61% -38.29 28.14)
LCHlch(65.61% 47.52 143.68)

What #5DB16A 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 #5DB16A, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Medium Sea Green#3CB371ΔE 8.88Bud Green#7BB661ΔE 11.17Emerald#50C878ΔE 12.34Mantis#74C365ΔE 12.67Forest Green (Crayola)#5FA777ΔE 12.69Shiny Shamrock#5FA778ΔE 13.2

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

#5DB16A Channel Values

How #5DB16A 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 177 · B 1068-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 129° · S 35% · L 53%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 129° · S 47% · V 69%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 47% · M 0% · Y 40% · K 31%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.64:1 vs white · 7.96:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #5DB16A 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 text2.64:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text7.96:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #5DB16A in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #5DB16A

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #5DB16A; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#5DB16A
Complementary
#B15DA5
Analogous
#7BB15D
Analogous
#5DB194
Triadic
#6A5DB1
Triadic
#B16A5D
Split comp.
#945DB1
Split comp.
#B15D7B

Tints & Shades of #5DB16A

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

#72BB7D
#8AC793
#9FD1A6
#B7DCBC
#CBE6CF
#E3F2E6

Shades

#4C9E59
#41864B
#356E3E
#295630
#1E3E23
#122615

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #5DB16A.

How #5DB16A 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#5DB16A
Protanopia#A6A66B
Protanomaly#8FAB6A
Deuteranopia#9C9C6D
Deuteranomaly#87A56C
Tritanopia#6BAAAA
Tritanomaly#66AD95
Achromatopsia#9F9F9F

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #5DB16A in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-5db16a: #5DB16A;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #5DB16A;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-5db16a': '#5DB16A' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.365, green: 0.694, blue: 0.416)
Android XML<color name="color_5db16a">#5DB16A</color>
SVG fillfill="#5DB16A"

More Green Colors

#5DB16A sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#5DB16A Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #5DB16A?

#5DB16A is a mid-tone green — rgb(93, 177, 106) in RGB and hsl(129, 35%, 53%) 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 8.88.

What is the RGB value of #5DB16A?

#5DB16A is rgb(93, 177, 106) — red 93, green 177, and blue 106 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #5DB16A?

#5DB16A converts to approximately cmyk(47%, 0%, 40%, 31%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #5DB16A be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #5DB16A scores 2.64:1 against white and 7.96:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #5DB16A as a CSS color keyword?

No. #5DB16A 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 8.88, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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