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#A5EB3D Color

#A5EB3D is rgb(165, 235, 61) in RGB, hsl(84, 81%, 58%) in HSL, and about cmyk(30%, 0%, 74%, 8%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Green Lizard (#A7F432), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.91. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#A5EB3D
HEX#A5EB3D
RGBrgb(165, 235, 61)
HSLhsl(84, 81%, 58%)
HSVhsv(84, 74%, 92%)
CMYKcmyk(30%, 0%, 74%, 8%)
OKLCHoklch(86.3% 0.208 129.5)
LABlab(86.11% -40.95 71.11)
LCHlch(86.11% 82.06 119.94)

What #A5EB3D 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 #A5EB3D, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Green Lizard#A7F432ΔE 6.91Sheen Green#8FD400ΔE 9.05Vivid Lime Green#A6D608ΔE 11.36Inchworm#B2EC5DΔE 11.71French Lime#9EFD38ΔE 12.02Green Yellow#ADFF2FΔE 12.42

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

#A5EB3D Channel Values

How #A5EB3D 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 165 · G 235 · B 618-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 84° · S 81% · L 58%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 84° · S 74% · V 92%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 30% · M 0% · Y 74% · K 8%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.44:1 vs white · 14.55:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #A5EB3D 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 text1.44:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text14.55:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #A5EB3D in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #A5EB3D

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #A5EB3D; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#A5EB3D
Complementary
#833DEB
Analogous
#EBD93D
Analogous
#4EEB3D
Triadic
#3DA5EB
Triadic
#EB3DA5
Split comp.
#3D4EEB
Split comp.
#D93DEB

Tints & Shades of #A5EB3D

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

#B2EE59
#BDF070
#CAF38C
#D6F6A7
#E3F9C3
#EEFBDA

Shades

#94E718
#7FC615
#68A211
#507D0D
#385809
#243706

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #A5EB3D.

How #A5EB3D 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#A5EB3D
Protanopia#E1E13E
Protanomaly#CCE53E
Deuteranopia#D7D745
Deuteranomaly#C5DF42
Tritanopia#B7DEDE
Tritanomaly#B0E3B4
Achromatopsia#D7D7D7

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #A5EB3D in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-a5eb3d: #A5EB3D;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #A5EB3D;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-a5eb3d': '#A5EB3D' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.647, green: 0.922, blue: 0.239)
Android XML<color name="color_a5eb3d">#A5EB3D</color>
SVG fillfill="#A5EB3D"

More Green Colors

#A5EB3D sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#A5EB3D Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #A5EB3D?

#A5EB3D is a mid-tone green — rgb(165, 235, 61) in RGB and hsl(84, 81%, 58%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Green Lizard (#A7F432), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.91.

What is the RGB value of #A5EB3D?

#A5EB3D is rgb(165, 235, 61) — red 165, green 235, and blue 61 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #A5EB3D?

#A5EB3D converts to approximately cmyk(30%, 0%, 74%, 8%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #A5EB3D be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #A5EB3D scores 1.44:1 against white and 14.55:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #A5EB3D as a CSS color keyword?

No. #A5EB3D 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 greenyellow (#ADFF2F) at a CIE76 distance of 12.42, which is visibly different.

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