#5B9E1B#5B9E1B
#5B9E1B is a light, vivid yellow-green. Relative luminance 0.268; OKLCH L 63.0% C 0.170 H 133.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.35:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #5B9E1B |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(91, 158, 27) |
| HSL | hsl(91, 71%, 36%) |
| HSV | hsv(91, 83%, 62%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(42.4%, 0%, 82.9%, 38%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(58.75, -41.93, 55.76) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(58.75, 69.77, 126.94°) |
| OKLab | oklab(63.04% -0.118 0.1225) |
| OKLCH | oklch(63.04% 0.17 133.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(16.7388, 26.7561, 5.3192) |
| Luminance | 0.2676 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow-green |
Closest named colors
Lawn Green
#4DA409
ΔE00 2.56
Grassy Green
#419C03
ΔE00 3.01
Grass Green
#3F9B0B
ΔE00 3.33
Leaf Green
#5CA904
ΔE00 3.64
Grass
#5CAC2D
ΔE00 4.39
Leaf
#71AA34
ΔE00 4.56
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#5B9E1B #5E1B9E
analogous
#9D9E1B #5B9E1B #1B9E1D
triadic
#5B9E1B #1B5B9E #9E1B5B
tetradic
#5B9E1B #1B9D9E #5E1B9E #9E1D1B
square
#5B9E1B #1B9D9E #5E1B9E #9E1D1B
split-complementary
#5B9E1B #1D1B9E #9E1B9D
monochromatic
#1F3509 #3D6A12 #5B9E1B #79D224 #98E152
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.31
#5B9E1B on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.35
#5B9E1B on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #5B9E1B
6.35:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##5B9E1B | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##5B9E1B | 1.00 | 3.31 | 6.35 | 6.35 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.31 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.35 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.35 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A49100
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9C8B2B
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#5A9786
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8D8D8D
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #5b9e1b; /* rgb */ color: rgb(91, 158, 27); /* oklch */ color: oklch(63.0% 0.170 133.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#90bb65',
500: '#5b9e1b',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #5b9e1b; $custom-light: #90bb65; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#5b9e1b",
"rgb": {
"r": 91,
"g": 158,
"b": 27
},
"hsl": {
"h": 90.687,
"s": 70.811,
"l": 36.275
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.6304,
"c": 0.17012,
"h": 133.9
},
"luminance": 0.26757
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#5B9E1B
secondary
#8C51C4
accent
#3AEE96
background
#F9FBF6
surface
#F2F6EB
border
#CCD0C6
text
#0D1206
muted
#7E817A