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#5DCC38 Color

#5DCC38 is rgb(93, 204, 56) in RGB, hsl(105, 59%, 51%) in HSL, and about cmyk(54%, 0%, 73%, 20%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Kelly Green (#4CBB17), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.88. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#5DCC38
HEX#5DCC38
RGBrgb(93, 204, 56)
HSLhsl(105, 59%, 51%)
HSVhsv(105, 73%, 80%)
CMYKcmyk(54%, 0%, 73%, 20%)
OKLCHoklch(75.2% 0.209 139.2)
LABlab(73.52% -52.44 59.36)
LCHlch(73.52% 79.21 131.46)

What #5DCC38 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 #5DCC38, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

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

#5DCC38 Channel Values

How #5DCC38 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 204 · B 568-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 105° · S 59% · L 51%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 105° · S 73% · V 80%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 54% · M 0% · Y 73% · K 20%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.07:1 vs white · 10.16:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #5DCC38 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 text2.07:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text10.16:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #5DCC38 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #5DCC38

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #5DCC38; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Tints & Shades of #5DCC38

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

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #5DCC38.

How #5DCC38 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#5DCC38
Protanopia#BFBF3A
Protanomaly#A1C439
Deuteranopia#B1B141
Deuteranomaly#97BC3E
Tritanopia#76C1C1
Tritanomaly#6DC59D
Achromatopsia#B4B4B4

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #5DCC38 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-5dcc38: #5DCC38;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #5DCC38;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-5dcc38': '#5DCC38' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.365, green: 0.800, blue: 0.220)
Android XML<color name="color_5dcc38">#5DCC38</color>
SVG fillfill="#5DCC38"

More Green Colors

#5DCC38 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#5DCC38 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #5DCC38?

#5DCC38 is a mid-tone green — rgb(93, 204, 56) in RGB and hsl(105, 59%, 51%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Kelly Green (#4CBB17), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.88.

What is the RGB value of #5DCC38?

#5DCC38 is rgb(93, 204, 56) — red 93, green 204, and blue 56 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #5DCC38?

#5DCC38 converts to approximately cmyk(54%, 0%, 73%, 20%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #5DCC38 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #5DCC38 scores 2.07:1 against white and 10.16:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #5DCC38 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #5DCC38 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 limegreen (#32CD32) at a CIE76 distance of 9.49, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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