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#5DE151 Color

#5DE151 is rgb(93, 225, 81) in RGB, hsl(115, 71%, 60%) in HSL, and about cmyk(59%, 0%, 64%, 12%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Lime Green (#32CD32), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 9.07. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#5DE151
HEX#5DE151
RGBrgb(93, 225, 81)
HSLhsl(115, 71%, 60%)
HSVhsv(115, 64%, 88%)
CMYKcmyk(59%, 0%, 64%, 12%)
OKLCHoklch(80.7% 0.218 142)
LABlab(80.13% -57.86 56.79)
LCHlch(80.13% 81.08 135.53)

What #5DE151 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 #5DE151, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Lime Green#32CD32ΔE 9.07SGBUS Green#55DD33ΔE 9.23Malachite#0BDA51ΔE 10.43Screamin' Green#66FF66ΔE 11.4Vivid Malachite#00CC33ΔE 11.41Dark Pastel Green#03C03CΔE 13.59

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

#5DE151 Channel Values

How #5DE151 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 225 · B 818-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 115° · S 71% · L 60%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 115° · S 64% · V 88%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 59% · M 0% · Y 64% · K 12%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.7:1 vs white · 12.35:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #5DE151 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 text1.7:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text12.35:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #5DE151 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #5DE151

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #5DE151; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#5DE151
Complementary
#D551E1
Analogous
#A5E151
Analogous
#51E18D
Triadic
#515DE1
Triadic
#E1515D
Split comp.
#8D51E1
Split comp.
#E151A5

Tints & Shades of #5DE151

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

#71E566
#89EA81
#9EED96
#B6F2B1
#CAF5C6
#E3FAE0

Shades

#3CDC2E
#2EC021
#259D1B
#1D7A15
#15570F
#0C3409

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #5DE151.

How #5DE151 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#5DE151
Protanopia#D2D252
Protanomaly#AFD852
Deuteranopia#C2C259
Deuteranomaly#A3CF56
Tritanopia#7AD5D5
Tritanomaly#70DAB0
Achromatopsia#C6C6C6

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #5DE151 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-5de151: #5DE151;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #5DE151;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-5de151': '#5DE151' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.365, green: 0.882, blue: 0.318)
Android XML<color name="color_5de151">#5DE151</color>
SVG fillfill="#5DE151"

More Green Colors

#5DE151 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#5DE151 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #5DE151?

#5DE151 is a light green — rgb(93, 225, 81) in RGB and hsl(115, 71%, 60%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Lime Green (#32CD32), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 9.07.

What is the RGB value of #5DE151?

#5DE151 is rgb(93, 225, 81) — red 93, green 225, and blue 81 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #5DE151?

#5DE151 converts to approximately cmyk(59%, 0%, 64%, 12%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #5DE151 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #5DE151 scores 1.7:1 against white and 12.35:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #5DE151 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #5DE151 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 9.07, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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