Skip to content

#5EC987 Color

#5EC987 is rgb(94, 201, 135) in RGB, hsl(143, 50%, 58%) in HSL, and about cmyk(53%, 0%, 33%, 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 8.06. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#5EC987
HEX#5EC987
RGBrgb(94, 201, 135)
HSLhsl(143, 50%, 58%)
HSVhsv(143, 53%, 79%)
CMYKcmyk(53%, 0%, 33%, 21%)
OKLCHoklch(75.5% 0.138 154.2)
LABlab(73.44% -43.56 23.31)
LCHlch(73.44% 49.40 151.84)

What #5EC987 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 #5EC987, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Emerald#50C878ΔE 8.06Medium Sea Green#3CB371ΔE 8.58Green (Crayola)#1CAC78ΔE 13.49Eucalyptus#44D7A8ΔE 13.58Mountain Meadow#30BA8FΔE 13.77GO Green#00AB66ΔE 14.09

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

#5EC987 Channel Values

How #5EC987 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 1358-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 143° · S 50% · L 58%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 143° · S 53% · V 79%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 53% · M 0% · Y 33% · K 21%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.06:1 vs white · 10.18:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #5EC987 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 text2.06:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text10.18:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #5EC987 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #5EC987

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #5EC987; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#5EC987
Complementary
#C95EA0
Analogous
#6BC95E
Analogous
#5EC9BD
Triadic
#875EC9
Triadic
#C9875E
Split comp.
#BD5EC9
Split comp.
#C95E6B

Tints & Shades of #5EC987

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

#75D198
#88D7A7
#9FDFB8
#B6E7C9
#CDEEDA
#E0F5E8

Shades

#40BF71
#37A461
#2D864F
#22673D
#18492B
#0F2E1B

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #5EC987.

How #5EC987 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#5EC987
Protanopia#BCBC88
Protanomaly#9FC187
Deuteranopia#AFAF8A
Deuteranomaly#95BA89
Tritanopia#6EC2C2
Tritanomaly#68C5AE
Achromatopsia#B4B4B4

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #5EC987 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-5ec987: #5EC987;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #5EC987;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-5ec987': '#5EC987' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.369, green: 0.788, blue: 0.529)
Android XML<color name="color_5ec987">#5EC987</color>
SVG fillfill="#5EC987"

More Green Colors

#5EC987 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000200fdfff5001f00f7fee7002400f7fbf5002c22f5fffa002e00f5fff5003300f0fff000800000db870d542b20483f33cc6646c3995ea50072863991e0b7a3f5d8bcd7bcd1ffed

#5EC987 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #5EC987?

#5EC987 is a mid-tone green — rgb(94, 201, 135) in RGB and hsl(143, 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 8.06.

What is the RGB value of #5EC987?

#5EC987 is rgb(94, 201, 135) — red 94, green 201, and blue 135 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #5EC987?

#5EC987 converts to approximately cmyk(53%, 0%, 33%, 21%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #5EC987 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #5EC987 scores 2.06:1 against white and 10.18:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #5EC987 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #5EC987 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 8.58, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

Open #5EC987 in a Tool

Hex to RGBHex to HSLHex to CMYKHex to OKLCHHex to PantoneBuild a paletteMake a gradient

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