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#5EC96E Color

#5EC96E is rgb(94, 201, 110) in RGB, hsl(129, 50%, 58%) in HSL, and about cmyk(53%, 0%, 45%, 21%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Emerald (#50C878), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.23. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#5EC96E
HEX#5EC96E
RGBrgb(94, 201, 110)
HSLhsl(129, 50%, 58%)
HSVhsv(129, 53%, 79%)
CMYKcmyk(53%, 0%, 45%, 21%)
OKLCHoklch(75.1% 0.162 146.8)
LABlab(73.09% -46.71 35.58)
LCHlch(73.09% 58.72 142.71)

What #5EC96E 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 #5EC96E, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Emerald#50C878ΔE 6.23Mantis#74C365ΔE 8.45Pastel Green#77DD77ΔE 8.52Android Green#3DDC84ΔE 12.51Very Light Malachite Green#64E986ΔE 12.55Light Green#90EE90ΔE 14.02

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

#5EC96E Channel Values

How #5EC96E 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 201 · B 1108-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 129° · S 50% · L 58%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 129° · S 53% · V 79%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 53% · M 0% · Y 45% · K 21%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.09:1 vs white · 10.06:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #5EC96E 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 text2.09:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text10.06:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #5EC96E in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #5EC96E

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #5EC96E; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#5EC96E
Complementary
#C95EB9
Analogous
#84C95E
Analogous
#5EC9A4
Triadic
#6E5EC9
Triadic
#C96E5E
Split comp.
#A45EC9
Split comp.
#C95E84

Tints & Shades of #5EC96E

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

#75D183
#88D794
#9FDFA9
#B6E7BE
#CDEED2
#E0F5E3

Shades

#40BF53
#37A447
#2D863A
#22672D
#18491F
#0F2E14

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #5EC96E.

How #5EC96E 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#5EC96E
Protanopia#BCBC6F
Protanomaly#9FC16E
Deuteranopia#AFAF72
Deuteranomaly#95BA71
Tritanopia#71C0C0
Tritanomaly#6AC4A6
Achromatopsia#B3B3B3

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #5EC96E in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-5ec96e: #5EC96E;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #5EC96E;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-5ec96e': '#5EC96E' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.369, green: 0.788, blue: 0.431)
Android XML<color name="color_5ec96e">#5EC96E</color>
SVG fillfill="#5EC96E"

More Green Colors

#5EC96E sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#5EC96E Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #5EC96E?

#5EC96E is a mid-tone green — rgb(94, 201, 110) in RGB and hsl(129, 50%, 58%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Emerald (#50C878), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.23.

What is the RGB value of #5EC96E?

#5EC96E is rgb(94, 201, 110) — red 94, green 201, and blue 110 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #5EC96E?

#5EC96E converts to approximately cmyk(53%, 0%, 45%, 21%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #5EC96E be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #5EC96E scores 2.09:1 against white and 10.06:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #5EC96E as a CSS color keyword?

No. #5EC96E 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 14.02, which is visibly different.

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Keep exploring: every green in the color library, the guide to shades of green, or the full color library.