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#5EA80B Color

#5EA80B is rgb(94, 168, 11) in RGB, hsl(88, 88%, 35%) in HSL, and about cmyk(44%, 0%, 93%, 34%) 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 7.85. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#5EA80B
HEX#5EA80B
RGBrgb(94, 168, 11)
HSLhsl(88, 88%, 35%)
HSVhsv(88, 93%, 66%)
CMYKcmyk(44%, 0%, 93%, 34%)
OKLCHoklch(65.7% 0.185 133.9)
LABlab(62.15% -40.85 60.65)
LCHlch(62.15% 73.12 123.96)

What #5EA80B 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 #5EA80B, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Green (RYB)#66B032ΔE 7.85Microsoft Green#7DB700ΔE 10.54Kelly Green#4CBB17ΔE 12.93Vine Green#38A32AΔE 13.65Slimy Green#299617ΔE 14.44Yellow Green#9ACD32ΔE 17.28

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

#5EA80B Channel Values

How #5EA80B 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 168 · B 118-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 88° · S 88% · L 35%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 88° · S 93% · V 66%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 44% · M 0% · Y 93% · K 34%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.97:1 vs white · 7.08:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #5EA80B 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 text2.97:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text7.08:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #5EA80B in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #5EA80B

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #5EA80B; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#5EA80B
Complementary
#540BA8
Analogous
#A8A30B
Analogous
#10A80B
Triadic
#0B5EA8
Triadic
#A80B5E
Split comp.
#0B10A8
Split comp.
#A30BA8

Tints & Shades of #5EA80B

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

#77D30D
#8EF11E
#A4F349
#B9F674
#CFF99F
#E5FCCA

Shades

#549509
#467D08
#3B6907
#2E5105
#233E04
#162602

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #5EA80B.

How #5EA80B 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#5EA80B
Protanopia#9E9E0F
Protanomaly#89A20D
Deuteranopia#95951B
Deuteranomaly#829D16
Tritanopia#709E9E
Tritanomaly#69A27E
Achromatopsia#969696

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #5EA80B in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-5ea80b: #5EA80B;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #5EA80B;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-5ea80b': '#5EA80B' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.369, green: 0.659, blue: 0.043)
Android XML<color name="color_5ea80b">#5EA80B</color>
SVG fillfill="#5EA80B"

More Green Colors

#5EA80B sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#5EA80B Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #5EA80B?

#5EA80B is a dark green — rgb(94, 168, 11) in RGB and hsl(88, 88%, 35%) 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 7.85.

What is the RGB value of #5EA80B?

#5EA80B is rgb(94, 168, 11) — red 94, green 168, and blue 11 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #5EA80B?

#5EA80B converts to approximately cmyk(44%, 0%, 93%, 34%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #5EA80B be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #5EA80B scores 2.97:1 against white and 7.08:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #5EA80B as a CSS color keyword?

No. #5EA80B 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 yellowgreen (#9ACD32) at a CIE76 distance of 17.28, which is visibly different.

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