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#5EB56B Color

#5EB56B is rgb(94, 181, 107) in RGB, hsl(129, 37%, 54%) in HSL, and about cmyk(48%, 0%, 41%, 29%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Medium Sea Green (#3CB371), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.74. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#5EB56B
HEX#5EB56B
RGBrgb(94, 181, 107)
HSLhsl(129, 37%, 54%)
HSVhsv(129, 48%, 71%)
CMYKcmyk(48%, 0%, 41%, 29%)
OKLCHoklch(70% 0.136 147.2)
LABlab(66.91% -39.46 29.29)
LCHlch(66.91% 49.14 143.42)

What #5EB56B 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 #5EB56B, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Medium Sea Green#3CB371ΔE 8.74Emerald#50C878ΔE 10.57Bud Green#7BB661ΔE 10.83Mantis#74C365ΔE 11.02GO Green#00AB66ΔE 13.64Green Frog#00A86BΔE 14.46

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

#5EB56B Channel Values

How #5EB56B 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 181 · B 1078-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 129° · S 37% · L 54%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 129° · S 48% · V 71%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 48% · M 0% · Y 41% · K 29%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.53:1 vs white · 8.3:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #5EB56B 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 text2.53:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text8.3:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #5EB56B in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #5EB56B

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #5EB56B; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#5EB56B
Complementary
#B55EA8
Analogous
#7DB55E
Analogous
#5EB597
Triadic
#6B5EB5
Triadic
#B56B5E
Split comp.
#975EB5
Split comp.
#B55E7D

Tints & Shades of #5EB56B

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

#73BF7F
#8CCA95
#A1D4A8
#B6DDBC
#CBE7CF
#E3F2E5

Shades

#4CA459
#408C4C
#35733E
#28572F
#1D3F22
#122615

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #5EB56B.

How #5EB56B 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#5EB56B
Protanopia#AAAA6C
Protanomaly#92AF6B
Deuteranopia#9F9F6E
Deuteranomaly#8AA86D
Tritanopia#6DAEAE
Tritanomaly#67B198
Achromatopsia#A3A3A3

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #5EB56B in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-5eb56b: #5EB56B;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #5EB56B;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-5eb56b': '#5EB56B' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.369, green: 0.710, blue: 0.420)
Android XML<color name="color_5eb56b">#5EB56B</color>
SVG fillfill="#5EB56B"

More Green Colors

#5EB56B sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#5EB56B Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #5EB56B?

#5EB56B is a mid-tone green — rgb(94, 181, 107) in RGB and hsl(129, 37%, 54%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Medium Sea Green (#3CB371), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.74.

What is the RGB value of #5EB56B?

#5EB56B is rgb(94, 181, 107) — red 94, green 181, and blue 107 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #5EB56B?

#5EB56B converts to approximately cmyk(48%, 0%, 41%, 29%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #5EB56B be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #5EB56B scores 2.53:1 against white and 8.3:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #5EB56B as a CSS color keyword?

No. #5EB56B 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 8.74, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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