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#5EC587 Color

#5EC587 is rgb(94, 197, 135) in RGB, hsl(144, 47%, 57%) in HSL, and about cmyk(52%, 0%, 31%, 23%) 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 8.29. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#5EC587
HEX#5EC587
RGBrgb(94, 197, 135)
HSLhsl(144, 47%, 57%)
HSVhsv(144, 52%, 77%)
CMYKcmyk(52%, 0%, 31%, 23%)
OKLCHoklch(74.6% 0.133 155)
LABlab(72.22% -42.01 21.69)
LCHlch(72.22% 47.28 152.70)

What #5EC587 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 #5EC587, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Medium Sea Green#3CB371ΔE 8.29Emerald#50C878ΔE 10.23Mountain Meadow#30BA8FΔE 12.17Green (Crayola)#1CAC78ΔE 12.21Eucalyptus#44D7A8ΔE 13.36Green Frog#00A86BΔE 13.69

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

#5EC587 Channel Values

How #5EC587 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 1358-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 144° · S 47% · L 57%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 144° · S 52% · V 77%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 52% · M 0% · Y 31% · K 23%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.14:1 vs white · 9.81:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #5EC587 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 text2.14:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text9.81:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #5EC587 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #5EC587

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #5EC587; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#5EC587
Complementary
#C55E9C
Analogous
#68C55E
Analogous
#5EC5BB
Triadic
#875EC5
Triadic
#C5875E
Split comp.
#BB5EC5
Split comp.
#C55E68

Tints & Shades of #5EC587

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

#74CD98
#8BD5A9
#A1DDB9
#B4E4C7
#CBECD8
#E1F4E9

Shades

#42B871
#399D61
#2E7F4F
#24653E
#1A472C
#102D1C

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #5EC587.

How #5EC587 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#5EC587
Protanopia#B8B888
Protanomaly#9CBE87
Deuteranopia#ACAC8A
Deuteranomaly#93B689
Tritanopia#6DBFBF
Tritanomaly#67C1AB
Achromatopsia#B1B1B1

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #5EC587 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-5ec587: #5EC587;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #5EC587;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-5ec587': '#5EC587' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.369, green: 0.773, blue: 0.529)
Android XML<color name="color_5ec587">#5EC587</color>
SVG fillfill="#5EC587"

More Green Colors

#5EC587 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#5EC587 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #5EC587?

#5EC587 is a mid-tone green — rgb(94, 197, 135) in RGB and hsl(144, 47%, 57%) 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 8.29.

What is the RGB value of #5EC587?

#5EC587 is rgb(94, 197, 135) — red 94, green 197, and blue 135 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #5EC587?

#5EC587 converts to approximately cmyk(52%, 0%, 31%, 23%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #5EC587 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #5EC587 scores 2.14:1 against white and 9.81:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #5EC587 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #5EC587 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 8.29, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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