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#5ED47D Color

#5ED47D is rgb(94, 212, 125) in RGB, hsl(136, 58%, 60%) in HSL, and about cmyk(56%, 0%, 41%, 17%) 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 5.15. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#5ED47D
HEX#5ED47D
RGBrgb(94, 212, 125)
HSLhsl(136, 58%, 60%)
HSVhsv(136, 56%, 83%)
CMYKcmyk(56%, 0%, 41%, 17%)
OKLCHoklch(78.1% 0.163 149.7)
LABlab(76.64% -48.96 32.59)
LCHlch(76.64% 58.81 146.35)

What #5ED47D 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 #5ED47D, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Emerald#50C878ΔE 5.15Android Green#3DDC84ΔE 8.49Pastel Green#77DD77ΔE 8.83Very Light Malachite Green#64E986ΔE 9.25Light Green#90EE90ΔE 12.21Mantis#74C365ΔE 12.65

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

#5ED47D Channel Values

How #5ED47D 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 212 · B 1258-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 136° · S 58% · L 60%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 136° · S 56% · V 83%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 56% · M 0% · Y 41% · K 17%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.88:1 vs white · 11.19:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #5ED47D 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 text1.88:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text11.19:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #5ED47D in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #5ED47D

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #5ED47D; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#5ED47D
Complementary
#D45EB5
Analogous
#79D45E
Analogous
#5ED4B9
Triadic
#7D5ED4
Triadic
#D47D5E
Split comp.
#B95ED4
Split comp.
#D45E79

Tints & Shades of #5ED47D

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

#72DA8E
#8AE0A1
#9EE5B1
#B6ECC5
#CBF1D5
#E3F8E8

Shades

#3ECC63
#2FB152
#279143
#1E7134
#155125
#0D3016

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #5ED47D.

How #5ED47D 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#5ED47D
Protanopia#C6C67E
Protanomaly#A7CC7D
Deuteranopia#B8B881
Deuteranomaly#9CC480
Tritanopia#72CCCC
Tritanomaly#6BCFB2
Achromatopsia#BDBDBD

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #5ED47D in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-5ed47d: #5ED47D;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #5ED47D;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-5ed47d': '#5ED47D' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.369, green: 0.831, blue: 0.490)
Android XML<color name="color_5ed47d">#5ED47D</color>
SVG fillfill="#5ED47D"

More Green Colors

#5ED47D sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#5ED47D Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #5ED47D?

#5ED47D is a light green — rgb(94, 212, 125) in RGB and hsl(136, 58%, 60%) 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 5.15.

What is the RGB value of #5ED47D?

#5ED47D is rgb(94, 212, 125) — red 94, green 212, and blue 125 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #5ED47D?

#5ED47D converts to approximately cmyk(56%, 0%, 41%, 17%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #5ED47D be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #5ED47D scores 1.88:1 against white and 11.19:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #5ED47D as a CSS color keyword?

No. #5ED47D 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 12.21, 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.