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#5DF85D Color

#5DF85D is rgb(93, 248, 93) in RGB, hsl(120, 92%, 67%) in HSL, and about cmyk(63%, 0%, 63%, 3%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Screamin' Green (#66FF66), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 2.61. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#5DF85D
HEX#5DF85D
RGBrgb(93, 248, 93)
HSLhsl(120, 92%, 67%)
HSVhsv(120, 63%, 97%)
CMYKcmyk(63%, 0%, 63%, 3%)
OKLCHoklch(86.6% 0.236 143.2)
LABlab(87.19% -64.29 59.60)
LCHlch(87.19% 87.67 137.17)

What #5DF85D 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 #5DF85D, 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.

#5DF85D Channel Values

How #5DF85D 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 248 · B 938-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 120° · S 92% · L 67%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 120° · S 63% · V 97%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 63% · M 0% · Y 63% · K 3%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.4:1 vs white · 15.05:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #5DF85D 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 text1.4:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text15.05:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #5DF85D

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #5DF85D; 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 #5DF85D

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 #5DF85D.

How #5DF85D 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#5DF85D
Protanopia#E7E75F
Protanomaly#BFEE5E
Deuteranopia#D5D566
Deuteranomaly#B2E462
Tritanopia#80EBEB
Tritanomaly#73F1C3
Achromatopsia#DADADA

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #5DF85D in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-5df85d: #5DF85D;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #5DF85D;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-5df85d': '#5DF85D' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.365, green: 0.973, blue: 0.365)
Android XML<color name="color_5df85d">#5DF85D</color>
SVG fillfill="#5DF85D"

More Green Colors

#5DF85D sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#5DF85D Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #5DF85D?

#5DF85D is a light green — rgb(93, 248, 93) in RGB and hsl(120, 92%, 67%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Screamin' Green (#66FF66), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 2.61.

What is the RGB value of #5DF85D?

#5DF85D is rgb(93, 248, 93) — red 93, green 248, and blue 93 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #5DF85D?

#5DF85D converts to approximately cmyk(63%, 0%, 63%, 3%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #5DF85D be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #5DF85D scores 1.4:1 against white and 15.05:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #5DF85D as a CSS color keyword?

No. #5DF85D 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 14.72, which is visibly different.

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