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#5EC561 Color

#5EC561 is rgb(94, 197, 97) in RGB, hsl(122, 47%, 57%) in HSL, and about cmyk(52%, 0%, 51%, 23%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Mantis (#74C365), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.68. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#5EC561
HEX#5EC561
RGBrgb(94, 197, 97)
HSLhsl(122, 47%, 57%)
HSVhsv(122, 52%, 77%)
CMYKcmyk(52%, 0%, 51%, 23%)
OKLCHoklch(73.9% 0.168 144.2)
LABlab(71.72% -46.63 40.22)
LCHlch(71.72% 61.58 139.22)

What #5EC561 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 #5EC561, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Mantis#74C365ΔE 7.68Pastel Green#77DD77ΔE 8.5Emerald#50C878ΔE 10.77Green (Pantone)#00AD43ΔE 13.73Very Light Malachite Green#64E986ΔE 14.15Green (Pigment)#00A550ΔE 15.32

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

#5EC561 Channel Values

How #5EC561 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 197 · B 978-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 122° · S 47% · L 57%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 122° · S 52% · V 77%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 52% · M 0% · Y 51% · K 23%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.18:1 vs white · 9.64:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #5EC561 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 text2.18:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text9.64:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #5EC561 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #5EC561

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #5EC561; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#5EC561
Complementary
#C55EC1
Analogous
#8EC55E
Analogous
#5EC595
Triadic
#615EC5
Triadic
#C5615E
Split comp.
#955EC5
Split comp.
#C55E8E

Tints & Shades of #5EC561

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

#74CD77
#8BD58D
#A1DDA3
#B4E4B6
#CBECCC
#E1F4E2

Shades

#42B846
#399D3C
#2E7F31
#246527
#1A471B
#102D11

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #5EC561.

How #5EC561 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#5EC561
Protanopia#B8B862
Protanomaly#9CBE61
Deuteranopia#ACAC66
Deuteranomaly#93B664
Tritanopia#72BCBC
Tritanomaly#6AC0A0
Achromatopsia#B0B0B0

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #5EC561 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-5ec561: #5EC561;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #5EC561;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-5ec561': '#5EC561' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.369, green: 0.773, blue: 0.380)
Android XML<color name="color_5ec561">#5EC561</color>
SVG fillfill="#5EC561"

More Green Colors

#5EC561 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#5EC561 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #5EC561?

#5EC561 is a mid-tone green — rgb(94, 197, 97) in RGB and hsl(122, 47%, 57%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Mantis (#74C365), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.68.

What is the RGB value of #5EC561?

#5EC561 is rgb(94, 197, 97) — red 94, green 197, and blue 97 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #5EC561?

#5EC561 converts to approximately cmyk(52%, 0%, 51%, 23%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #5EC561 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #5EC561 scores 2.18:1 against white and 9.64:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #5EC561 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #5EC561 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 lightgreen (#90EE90) at a CIE76 distance of 15.78, which is visibly different.

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