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#5EB073 Color

#5EB073 is rgb(94, 176, 115) in RGB, hsl(135, 34%, 53%) in HSL, and about cmyk(47%, 0%, 35%, 31%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Forest Green (Crayola) (#5FA777), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.78. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#5EB073
HEX#5EB073
RGBrgb(94, 176, 115)
HSLhsl(135, 34%, 53%)
HSVhsv(135, 47%, 69%)
CMYKcmyk(47%, 0%, 35%, 31%)
OKLCHoklch(68.9% 0.121 150.5)
LABlab(65.48% -36.44 23.26)
LCHlch(65.48% 43.23 147.46)

What #5EB073 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 #5EB073, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Forest Green (Crayola)#5FA777ΔE 7.78Shiny Shamrock#5FA778ΔE 8.25Medium Sea Green#3CB371ΔE 9.54Green (Crayola)#1CAC78ΔE 12.98Middle Green#4D8C57ΔE 14.03Green Frog#00A86BΔE 14.04

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

#5EB073 Channel Values

How #5EB073 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 176 · B 1158-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 135° · S 34% · L 53%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 135° · S 47% · V 69%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 47% · M 0% · Y 35% · K 31%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.65:1 vs white · 7.93:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #5EB073 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 text2.65:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text7.93:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #5EB073 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #5EB073

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #5EB073; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#5EB073
Complementary
#B05E9C
Analogous
#73B05E
Analogous
#5EB09C
Triadic
#735EB0
Triadic
#B0735E
Split comp.
#9C5EB0
Split comp.
#B05E73

Tints & Shades of #5EB073

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

#73BA85
#8BC69A
#9FD0AB
#B7DCC0
#CCE6D2
#E4F2E7

Shades

#4D9D61
#428553
#366D44
#2A5535
#1E3E26
#132617

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #5EB073.

How #5EB073 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#5EB073
Protanopia#A6A673
Protanomaly#8EAA73
Deuteranopia#9B9B76
Deuteranomaly#87A475
Tritanopia#6AAAAA
Tritanomaly#66AC97
Achromatopsia#9F9F9F

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #5EB073 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-5eb073: #5EB073;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #5EB073;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-5eb073': '#5EB073' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.369, green: 0.690, blue: 0.451)
Android XML<color name="color_5eb073">#5EB073</color>
SVG fillfill="#5EB073"

More Green Colors

#5EB073 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#5EB073 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #5EB073?

#5EB073 is a mid-tone green — rgb(94, 176, 115) in RGB and hsl(135, 34%, 53%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Forest Green (Crayola) (#5FA777), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.78.

What is the RGB value of #5EB073?

#5EB073 is rgb(94, 176, 115) — red 94, green 176, and blue 115 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #5EB073?

#5EB073 converts to approximately cmyk(47%, 0%, 35%, 31%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #5EB073 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #5EB073 scores 2.65:1 against white and 7.93:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #5EB073 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #5EB073 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 mediumseagreen (#3CB371) at a CIE76 distance of 9.54, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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