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#5ED9BE Color

#5ED9BE is rgb(94, 217, 190) in RGB, hsl(167, 62%, 61%) in HSL, and about cmyk(57%, 0%, 12%, 15%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Medium Aquamarine (#66CDAA), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.24. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#5ED9BE
HEX#5ED9BE
RGBrgb(94, 217, 190)
HSLhsl(167, 62%, 61%)
HSVhsv(167, 57%, 85%)
CMYKcmyk(57%, 0%, 12%, 15%)
OKLCHoklch(80.8% 0.117 176.4)
LABlab(79.25% -40.86 2.45)
LCHlch(79.25% 40.94 176.57)

What #5ED9BE 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 #5ED9BE, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Medium Aquamarine#66CDAAΔE 7.24Turquoise#40E0D0ΔE 8.49Pearl Aqua#88D8C0ΔE 11.32Medium Turquoise#48D1CCΔE 11.89Eucalyptus#44D7A8ΔE 12.12Zeal#91E0B7ΔE 13.74

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

#5ED9BE Channel Values

How #5ED9BE 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 217 · B 1908-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 167° · S 62% · L 61%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 167° · S 57% · V 85%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 57% · M 0% · Y 12% · K 15%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.73:1 vs white · 12.14:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #5ED9BE 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 text1.73:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text12.14:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #5ED9BE in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #5ED9BE

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #5ED9BE; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#5ED9BE
Complementary
#D95E79
Analogous
#5ED981
Analogous
#5EB6D9
Triadic
#BE5ED9
Triadic
#D9BE5E
Split comp.
#D95EB6
Split comp.
#D9815E

Tints & Shades of #5ED9BE

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

#73DEC7
#8BE4D1
#A0E9D9
#B5EEE1
#C9F2E9
#E2F8F3

Shades

#3DD1B1
#2CBA9B
#24997F
#1B7460
#135345
#0C3229

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #5ED9BE.

How #5ED9BE 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#5ED9BE
Protanopia#CBCBBE
Protanomaly#AAD1BE
Deuteranopia#BCBCC1
Deuteranomaly#9FC8C0
Tritanopia#67D6D6
Tritanomaly#63D7CD
Achromatopsia#C5C5C5

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #5ED9BE in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-5ed9be: #5ED9BE;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #5ED9BE;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-5ed9be': '#5ED9BE' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.369, green: 0.851, blue: 0.745)
Android XML<color name="color_5ed9be">#5ED9BE</color>
SVG fillfill="#5ED9BE"

More Green Colors

#5ED9BE sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000200fdfff5001f00f7fee7002400f7fbf5002c22f5fffa002e00f5fff5003300f0fff000800000db870d542b20483f33cc6646c3995ea50072863991e0b7a3f5d8bcd7bcd1ffed

#5ED9BE Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #5ED9BE?

#5ED9BE is a light green — rgb(94, 217, 190) in RGB and hsl(167, 62%, 61%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Medium Aquamarine (#66CDAA), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.24.

What is the RGB value of #5ED9BE?

#5ED9BE is rgb(94, 217, 190) — red 94, green 217, and blue 190 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #5ED9BE?

#5ED9BE converts to approximately cmyk(57%, 0%, 12%, 15%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #5ED9BE be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #5ED9BE scores 1.73:1 against white and 12.14:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #5ED9BE as a CSS color keyword?

No. #5ED9BE 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 mediumaquamarine (#66CDAA) at a CIE76 distance of 7.24, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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