#5EE9B5 Color

#5EE9B5 is rgb(94, 233, 181) in RGB, hsl(158, 76%, 64%) in HSL, and about cmyk(60%, 0%, 22%, 9%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Spearmint (#4FE7B0), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 3.2. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#5EE9B5

HEX#5EE9B5

RGBrgb(94, 233, 181)

HSLhsl(158, 76%, 64%)

HSVhsv(158, 60%, 91%)

CMYKcmyk(60%, 0%, 22%, 9%)

OKLCHoklch(84.4% 0.143 165.2)

LABlab(83.81% -48.60 13.60)

LCHlch(83.81% 50.47 164.37)

What #5EE9B5 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 #5EE9B5, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Spearmint#4FE7B0ΔE 3.2 Eucalyptus#44D7A8ΔE 6.66 Aquamarine#7FFFD4ΔE 9.93 Caribbean Green#00CC99ΔE 11.82 Olo#01FFCDΔE 14.26 Sea Green (Crayola)#00FFCDΔE 14.28

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

#5EE9B5 Channel Values

How #5EE9B5 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

Model	Channels	Notes
RGB	R 94 · G 233 · B 181	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 158° · S 76% · L 64%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 158° · S 60% · V 91%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 60% · M 0% · Y 22% · K 9%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	1.52:1 vs white · 13.8:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #5EE9B5 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 text1.52:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

TextBlack text13.8:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #5EE9B5

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #5EE9B5; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Tints & Shades of #5EE9B5

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.

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How #5EE9B5 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#5EE9B5

Protanopia#D9D9B6

Protanomaly#B5E0B5

Deuteranopia#C9C9B8

Deuteranomaly#A9D6B7

Tritanopia#6EE3E3

Tritanomaly#68E6D2

Achromatopsia#D1D1D1

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Using #5EE9B5 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-5ee9b5: #5EE9B5;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #5EE9B5;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-5ee9b5': '#5EE9B5' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.369, green: 0.914, blue: 0.710)

Android XML<color name="color_5ee9b5">#5EE9B5</color>

SVG fillfill="#5EE9B5"

More Green Colors

#5EE9B5 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

5f7e20 5ebd00 5fa777 5ea500 5fa778 5e8c31 5fd85f 5e7357 61ff61 5da493 62f962 5cb800 73ab73 93c572 a3ffe0 bdefbd d2f4d2 f5fffa 007a52 00d492 0b6623 1f2711 339933 42ffb7

#5EE9B5 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #5EE9B5?

#5EE9B5 is a light green — rgb(94, 233, 181) in RGB and hsl(158, 76%, 64%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Spearmint (#4FE7B0), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 3.2.

What is the RGB value of #5EE9B5?

#5EE9B5 is rgb(94, 233, 181) — red 94, green 233, and blue 181 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #5EE9B5?

#5EE9B5 converts to approximately cmyk(60%, 0%, 22%, 9%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #5EE9B5 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #5EE9B5 scores 1.52:1 against white and 13.8:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #5EE9B5 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #5EE9B5 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 aquamarine (#7FFFD4) at a CIE76 distance of 9.93, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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