#5EA238#5EA238
#5EA238 is a light, vivid yellow-green. Relative luminance 0.285; OKLCH L 64.4% C 0.156 H 136.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.70:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #5EA238 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(94, 162, 56) |
| HSL | hsl(98, 49%, 43%) |
| HSV | hsv(98, 65%, 64%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(42%, 0%, 65.4%, 36.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(60.34, -40.61, 46.89) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(60.34, 62.03, 130.89°) |
| OKLab | oklab(64.44% -0.1126 0.108) |
| OKLCH | oklch(64.44% 0.156 136.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(18.2498, 28.5049, 8.2810) |
| Luminance | 0.2851 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow-green |
Closest named colors
Grass
#5CAC2D
ΔE00 3.47
Mid Green
#50A747
ΔE00 3.49
Fern (survey)
#63A950
ΔE00 3.65
Flat Green
#699D4C
ΔE00 3.82
Lawn Green
#4DA409
ΔE00 3.93
Leaf
#71AA34
ΔE00 3.99
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#5EA238 #7C38A2
analogous
#93A238 #5EA238 #38A247
triadic
#5EA238 #385EA2 #A2385E
tetradic
#5EA238 #3893A2 #7C38A2 #A24738
square
#5EA238 #3893A2 #7C38A2 #A24738
split-complementary
#5EA238 #4738A2 #A23893
monochromatic
#294719 #447528 #5EA238 #7CC453 #9FD381
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.13
#5EA238 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.70
#5EA238 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #5EA238
6.70:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##5EA238 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##5EA238 | 1.00 | 3.13 | 6.70 | 6.70 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.13 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.70 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.70 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A8952B
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9E8F41
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#5B9C8C
Achromatopsia (no color)
#919191
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #5ea238; /* rgb */ color: rgb(94, 162, 56); /* oklch */ color: oklch(64.4% 0.156 136.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#91be74',
500: '#5ea238',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #5ea238; $custom-light: #91be74; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#5ea238",
"rgb": {
"r": 94,
"g": 162,
"b": 56
},
"hsl": {
"h": 98.491,
"s": 48.624,
"l": 42.745
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.64445,
"c": 0.15606,
"h": 136.2
},
"luminance": 0.28506
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#5EA238
secondary
#A579BD
accent
#50D8A7
background
#F9FBF7
surface
#F1F7ED
border
#CBD0C8
text
#0D1208
muted
#7E817B