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#5FE3BD Color

#5FE3BD is rgb(95, 227, 189) in RGB, hsl(163, 70%, 63%) in HSL, and about cmyk(58%, 0%, 17%, 11%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Eucalyptus (#44D7A8), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.51. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#5FE3BD
HEX#5FE3BD
RGBrgb(95, 227, 189)
HSLhsl(163, 70%, 63%)
HSVhsv(163, 58%, 89%)
CMYKcmyk(58%, 0%, 17%, 11%)
OKLCHoklch(83.2% 0.129 171.2)
LABlab(82.22% -44.77 7.21)
LCHlch(82.22% 45.35 170.85)

What #5FE3BD 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 #5FE3BD, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

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

#5FE3BD Channel Values

How #5FE3BD 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 95 · G 227 · B 1898-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 163° · S 70% · L 63%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 163° · S 58% · V 89%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 58% · M 0% · Y 17% · K 11%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.59:1 vs white · 13.21:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #5FE3BD 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 text1.59:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text13.21:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #5FE3BD

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #5FE3BD; 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 #5FE3BD

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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Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #5FE3BD.

How #5FE3BD 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#5FE3BD
Protanopia#D4D4BD
Protanomaly#B1DABD
Deuteranopia#C4C4C0
Deuteranomaly#A5D1BF
Tritanopia#6BDFDF
Tritanomaly#67E0D2
Achromatopsia#CDCDCD

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #5FE3BD in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-5fe3bd: #5FE3BD;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #5FE3BD;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-5fe3bd': '#5FE3BD' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.373, green: 0.890, blue: 0.741)
Android XML<color name="color_5fe3bd">#5FE3BD</color>
SVG fillfill="#5FE3BD"

More Green Colors

#5FE3BD sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#5FE3BD Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #5FE3BD?

#5FE3BD is a light green — rgb(95, 227, 189) in RGB and hsl(163, 70%, 63%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Eucalyptus (#44D7A8), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.51.

What is the RGB value of #5FE3BD?

#5FE3BD is rgb(95, 227, 189) — red 95, green 227, and blue 189 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #5FE3BD?

#5FE3BD converts to approximately cmyk(58%, 0%, 17%, 11%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #5FE3BD be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #5FE3BD scores 1.59:1 against white and 13.21:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #5FE3BD as a CSS color keyword?

No. #5FE3BD 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 9.7, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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