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#5EB587 Color

#5EB587 is rgb(94, 181, 135) in RGB, hsl(148, 37%, 54%) in HSL, and about cmyk(48%, 0%, 25%, 29%) 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 6.29. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#5EB587
HEX#5EB587
RGBrgb(94, 181, 135)
HSLhsl(148, 37%, 54%)
HSVhsv(148, 48%, 71%)
CMYKcmyk(48%, 0%, 25%, 29%)
OKLCHoklch(70.6% 0.109 158.7)
LABlab(67.34% -35.61 15.08)
LCHlch(67.34% 38.67 157.06)

What #5EB587 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 #5EB587, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

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

#5EB587 Channel Values

How #5EB587 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 1358-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 148° · S 37% · L 54%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 148° · S 48% · V 71%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 48% · M 0% · Y 25% · K 29%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.49:1 vs white · 8.44:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #5EB587 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 text2.49:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text8.44:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #5EB587

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #5EB587; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Tints & Shades of #5EB587

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.

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Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #5EB587.

How #5EB587 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#5EB587
Protanopia#AAAA87
Protanomaly#92AF87
Deuteranopia#9F9F89
Deuteranomaly#8AA888
Tritanopia#69B0B0
Tritanomaly#64B2A1
Achromatopsia#A4A4A4

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #5EB587 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-5eb587: #5EB587;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #5EB587;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-5eb587': '#5EB587' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.369, green: 0.710, blue: 0.529)
Android XML<color name="color_5eb587">#5EB587</color>
SVG fillfill="#5EB587"

More Green Colors

#5EB587 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#5EB587 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #5EB587?

#5EB587 is a mid-tone green — rgb(94, 181, 135) in RGB and hsl(148, 37%, 54%) 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 6.29.

What is the RGB value of #5EB587?

#5EB587 is rgb(94, 181, 135) — red 94, green 181, and blue 135 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #5EB587?

#5EB587 converts to approximately cmyk(48%, 0%, 25%, 29%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #5EB587 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #5EB587 scores 2.49:1 against white and 8.44:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #5EB587 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #5EB587 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 11.15, which is visibly different.

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