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#5EA20B Color

#5EA20B is rgb(94, 162, 11) in RGB, hsl(87, 87%, 34%) in HSL, and about cmyk(42%, 0%, 93%, 36%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Green (RYB) (#66B032), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.66. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#5EA20B
HEX#5EA20B
RGBrgb(94, 162, 11)
HSLhsl(87, 87%, 34%)
HSVhsv(87, 93%, 64%)
CMYKcmyk(42%, 0%, 93%, 36%)
OKLCHoklch(64.2% 0.178 133.1)
LABlab(60.26% -38.55 59.15)
LCHlch(60.26% 70.61 123.09)

What #5EA20B 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 #5EA20B, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Green (RYB)#66B032ΔE 7.66Microsoft Green#7DB700ΔE 11.99Vine Green#38A32AΔE 13.77Slimy Green#299617ΔE 14.02Kelly Green#4CBB17ΔE 16.06Napier Green#2A8000ΔE 16.79

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

#5EA20B Channel Values

How #5EA20B 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 94 · G 162 · B 118-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 87° · S 87% · L 34%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 87° · S 93% · V 64%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 42% · M 0% · Y 93% · K 36%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.16:1 vs white · 6.65:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #5EA20B 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 text3.16:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text6.65:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #5EA20B in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #5EA20B

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #5EA20B; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#5EA20B
Complementary
#4F0BA2
Analogous
#A29B0B
Analogous
#13A20B
Triadic
#0B5EA2
Triadic
#A20B5E
Split comp.
#0B13A2
Split comp.
#9B0BA2

Tints & Shades of #5EA20B

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

#77CD0E
#8FEF1A
#A4F245
#BBF575
#D0F8A0
#E5FBCB

Shades

#538F0A
#457708
#3A6407
#2F5106
#243E04
#162603

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #5EA20B.

How #5EA20B 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#5EA20B
Protanopia#99990E
Protanomaly#859D0D
Deuteranopia#90901A
Deuteranomaly#7F9815
Tritanopia#6F9898
Tritanomaly#689C79
Achromatopsia#919191

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #5EA20B in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-5ea20b: #5EA20B;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #5EA20B;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-5ea20b': '#5EA20B' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.369, green: 0.635, blue: 0.043)
Android XML<color name="color_5ea20b">#5EA20B</color>
SVG fillfill="#5EA20B"

More Green Colors

#5EA20B sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#5EA20B Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #5EA20B?

#5EA20B is a dark green — rgb(94, 162, 11) in RGB and hsl(87, 87%, 34%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Green (RYB) (#66B032), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.66.

What is the RGB value of #5EA20B?

#5EA20B is rgb(94, 162, 11) — red 94, green 162, and blue 11 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #5EA20B?

#5EA20B converts to approximately cmyk(42%, 0%, 93%, 36%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #5EA20B be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #5EA20B scores 3.16:1 against white and 6.65:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #5EA20B as a CSS color keyword?

No. #5EA20B 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 olivedrab (#6B8E23) at a CIE76 distance of 18.12, which is visibly different.

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