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#5EBA91 Color

#5EBA91 is rgb(94, 186, 145) in RGB, hsl(153, 40%, 55%) in HSL, and about cmyk(49%, 0%, 22%, 27%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Medium Aquamarine (#66CDAA), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.92. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#5EBA91
HEX#5EBA91
RGBrgb(94, 186, 145)
HSLhsl(153, 40%, 55%)
HSVhsv(153, 49%, 73%)
CMYKcmyk(49%, 0%, 22%, 27%)
OKLCHoklch(72.1% 0.108 162.7)
LABlab(69.05% -36.10 12.05)
LCHlch(69.05% 38.05 161.55)

What #5EBA91 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 #5EBA91, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Medium Aquamarine#66CDAAΔE 7.92Shiny Shamrock#5FA778ΔE 9.11Forest Green (Crayola)#5FA777ΔE 9.35Mountain Meadow#30BA8FΔE 9.62Jungle Green#29AB87ΔE 9.76Zomp#39A78EΔE 11.29

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

#5EBA91 Channel Values

How #5EBA91 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 186 · B 1458-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 153° · S 40% · L 55%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 153° · S 49% · V 73%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 49% · M 0% · Y 22% · K 27%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.36:1 vs white · 8.91:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #5EBA91 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 text2.36:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text8.91:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #5EBA91 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #5EBA91

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #5EBA91; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#5EBA91
Complementary
#BA5E88
Analogous
#5EBA63
Analogous
#5EB6BA
Triadic
#915EBA
Triadic
#BA915E
Split comp.
#BA5EB6
Split comp.
#BA635E

Tints & Shades of #5EBA91

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

#74C3A0
#89CDAE
#9FD6BD
#B8E0CE
#CDEADD
#E2F3EB

Shades

#49AB7F
#3D8F6A
#327658
#285D45
#1D4432
#11271D

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #5EBA91.

How #5EBA91 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#5EBA91
Protanopia#AFAF91
Protanomaly#95B391
Deuteranopia#A3A393
Deuteranomaly#8CAD92
Tritanopia#68B5B5
Tritanomaly#64B7A8
Achromatopsia#A9A9A9

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #5EBA91 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-5eba91: #5EBA91;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #5EBA91;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-5eba91': '#5EBA91' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.369, green: 0.729, blue: 0.569)
Android XML<color name="color_5eba91">#5EBA91</color>
SVG fillfill="#5EBA91"

More Green Colors

#5EBA91 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#5EBA91 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #5EBA91?

#5EBA91 is a mid-tone green — rgb(94, 186, 145) in RGB and hsl(153, 40%, 55%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Medium Aquamarine (#66CDAA), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.92.

What is the RGB value of #5EBA91?

#5EBA91 is rgb(94, 186, 145) — red 94, green 186, and blue 145 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #5EBA91?

#5EBA91 converts to approximately cmyk(49%, 0%, 22%, 27%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #5EBA91 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #5EBA91 scores 2.36:1 against white and 8.91:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #5EBA91 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #5EBA91 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 7.92, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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