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#5EB086 Color

#5EB086 is rgb(94, 176, 134) in RGB, hsl(149, 34%, 53%) in HSL, and about cmyk(47%, 0%, 24%, 31%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Shiny Shamrock (#5FA778), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.04. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#5EB086
HEX#5EB086
RGBrgb(94, 176, 134)
HSLhsl(149, 34%, 53%)
HSVhsv(149, 47%, 69%)
CMYKcmyk(47%, 0%, 24%, 31%)
OKLCHoklch(69.3% 0.103 159.7)
LABlab(65.79% -33.69 13.49)
LCHlch(65.79% 36.29 158.17)

What #5EB086 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 #5EB086, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Shiny Shamrock#5FA778ΔE 5.04Forest Green (Crayola)#5FA777ΔE 5.38Jungle Green#29AB87ΔE 10.65Zomp#39A78EΔE 11.36Medium Aquamarine#66CDAAΔE 11.99Mountain Meadow#30BA8FΔE 12.28

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

#5EB086 Channel Values

How #5EB086 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 1348-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 149° · S 34% · L 53%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 149° · S 47% · V 69%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 47% · M 0% · Y 24% · K 31%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.62:1 vs white · 8.03:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #5EB086 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 text2.62:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text8.03:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #5EB086 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #5EB086

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #5EB086; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#5EB086
Complementary
#B05E89
Analogous
#60B05E
Analogous
#5EB0AF
Triadic
#865EB0
Triadic
#B0865E
Split comp.
#AF5EB0
Split comp.
#B05E60

Tints & Shades of #5EB086

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

#73BA95
#8BC6A7
#9FD0B7
#B7DCC9
#CCE6D8
#E4F2EA

Shades

#4D9D74
#428562
#366D51
#2A553F
#1E3E2D
#13261C

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #5EB086.

How #5EB086 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#5EB086
Protanopia#A6A686
Protanomaly#8EAA86
Deuteranopia#9B9B88
Deuteranomaly#87A487
Tritanopia#67ABAB
Tritanomaly#64AD9E
Achromatopsia#A0A0A0

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #5EB086 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-5eb086: #5EB086;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #5EB086;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-5eb086': '#5EB086' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.369, green: 0.690, blue: 0.525)
Android XML<color name="color_5eb086">#5EB086</color>
SVG fillfill="#5EB086"

More Green Colors

#5EB086 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#5EB086 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #5EB086?

#5EB086 is a mid-tone green — rgb(94, 176, 134) in RGB and hsl(149, 34%, 53%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Shiny Shamrock (#5FA778), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.04.

What is the RGB value of #5EB086?

#5EB086 is rgb(94, 176, 134) — red 94, green 176, and blue 134 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #5EB086?

#5EB086 converts to approximately cmyk(47%, 0%, 24%, 31%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #5EB086 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #5EB086 scores 2.62:1 against white and 8.03:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #5EB086 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #5EB086 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 mediumaquamarine (#66CDAA) at a CIE76 distance of 11.99, which is visibly different.

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