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#5DE5BC Color

#5DE5BC is rgb(93, 229, 188) in RGB, hsl(162, 72%, 63%) in HSL, and about cmyk(59%, 0%, 18%, 10%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Eucalyptus (#44D7A8), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.6. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#5DE5BC
HEX#5DE5BC
RGBrgb(93, 229, 188)
HSLhsl(162, 72%, 63%)
HSVhsv(162, 59%, 90%)
CMYKcmyk(59%, 0%, 18%, 10%)
OKLCHoklch(83.6% 0.133 170)
LABlab(82.73% -46.11 8.44)
LCHlch(82.73% 46.88 169.62)

What #5DE5BC 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 #5DE5BC, 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.

#5DE5BC Channel Values

How #5DE5BC 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 229 · B 1888-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 162° · S 72% · L 63%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 162° · S 59% · V 90%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 59% · M 0% · Y 18% · K 10%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.57:1 vs white · 13.4:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #5DE5BC 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 text1.57:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text13.4:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #5DE5BC

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #5DE5BC; 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 #5DE5BC

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.

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Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #5DE5BC.

How #5DE5BC 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#5DE5BC
Protanopia#D5D5BD
Protanomaly#B2DCBC
Deuteranopia#C5C5BF
Deuteranomaly#A6D3BE
Tritanopia#6AE0E0
Tritanomaly#65E2D3
Achromatopsia#CECECE

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #5DE5BC in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-5de5bc: #5DE5BC;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #5DE5BC;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-5de5bc': '#5DE5BC' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.365, green: 0.898, blue: 0.737)
Android XML<color name="color_5de5bc">#5DE5BC</color>
SVG fillfill="#5DE5BC"

More Green Colors

#5DE5BC sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#5DE5BC Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #5DE5BC?

#5DE5BC is a light green — rgb(93, 229, 188) in RGB and hsl(162, 72%, 63%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Eucalyptus (#44D7A8), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.6.

What is the RGB value of #5DE5BC?

#5DE5BC is rgb(93, 229, 188) — red 93, green 229, and blue 188 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #5DE5BC?

#5DE5BC converts to approximately cmyk(59%, 0%, 18%, 10%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #5DE5BC be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #5DE5BC scores 1.57:1 against white and 13.4:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #5DE5BC as a CSS color keyword?

No. #5DE5BC 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 9.25, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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