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#5ECF73 Color

#5ECF73 is rgb(94, 207, 115) in RGB, hsl(131, 54%, 59%) in HSL, and about cmyk(55%, 0%, 44%, 19%) 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 6.37. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#5ECF73
HEX#5ECF73
RGBrgb(94, 207, 115)
HSLhsl(131, 54%, 59%)
HSVhsv(131, 55%, 81%)
CMYKcmyk(55%, 0%, 44%, 19%)
OKLCHoklch(76.7% 0.166 147.6)
LABlab(74.99% -48.33 35.47)
LCHlch(74.99% 59.95 143.72)

What #5ECF73 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 #5ECF73, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Emerald#50C878ΔE 6.37Pastel Green#77DD77ΔE 7.33Very Light Malachite Green#64E986ΔE 10.09Mantis#74C365ΔE 10.34Android Green#3DDC84ΔE 10.4Light Green#90EE90ΔE 12.8

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

#5ECF73 Channel Values

How #5ECF73 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 207 · B 1158-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 131° · S 54% · L 59%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 131° · S 55% · V 81%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 55% · M 0% · Y 44% · K 19%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.97:1 vs white · 10.65:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #5ECF73 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 text1.97:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text10.65:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #5ECF73 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #5ECF73

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #5ECF73; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#5ECF73
Complementary
#CF5EBA
Analogous
#82CF5E
Analogous
#5ECFAB
Triadic
#735ECF
Triadic
#CF735E
Split comp.
#AB5ECF
Split comp.
#CF5E82

Tints & Shades of #5ECF73

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

#76D687
#89DC98
#A1E3AD
#B4E9BE
#CCF0D3
#E0F6E4

Shades

#3FC657
#32A948
#29893B
#216E2F
#174F22
#0E2F14

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #5ECF73.

How #5ECF73 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#5ECF73
Protanopia#C2C274
Protanomaly#A3C773
Deuteranopia#B4B477
Deuteranomaly#99BF76
Tritanopia#72C6C6
Tritanomaly#6BCAAB
Achromatopsia#B9B9B9

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #5ECF73 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-5ecf73: #5ECF73;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #5ECF73;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-5ecf73': '#5ECF73' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.369, green: 0.812, blue: 0.451)
Android XML<color name="color_5ecf73">#5ECF73</color>
SVG fillfill="#5ECF73"

More Green Colors

#5ECF73 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#5ECF73 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #5ECF73?

#5ECF73 is a mid-tone green — rgb(94, 207, 115) in RGB and hsl(131, 54%, 59%) 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 6.37.

What is the RGB value of #5ECF73?

#5ECF73 is rgb(94, 207, 115) — red 94, green 207, and blue 115 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #5ECF73?

#5ECF73 converts to approximately cmyk(55%, 0%, 44%, 19%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #5ECF73 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #5ECF73 scores 1.97:1 against white and 10.65:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #5ECF73 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #5ECF73 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 12.8, which is visibly different.

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