What color is #5DE500?

#5DE500 is a vivid green, closest to the named color Hypnotic Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5DE500?

The RGB value is 93, 229, 0: 93 red, 229 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5DE500?

The complementary color is #8800E5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5DE500?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.67:1 and white text 1.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5DE500 color

#5DE500 rgb(93, 229, 0)

Shades of green

The hex color #5DE500 is a vivid green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.5% red, 89.8% green and 0% blue (93, 229, 0).

Its hue angle is 96°, with 100% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 59% cyan, 0% magenta, 100% yellow and 10% black.

The closest named color is Hypnotic Green (#73E608), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.67:1).

#5DE500 color codes

HEX	`#5DE500`
RGB	`rgb(93, 229, 0)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.5%, 89.8%, 0%)`
HSL	`hsl(96, 100%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(96, 100%, 90%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(59%, 0%, 100%, 10%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(80.94, -68.09, 78.27)`
CIE LCH	`lch(80.94, 103.75, 131.02)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.532, 58.363, 9.551)`
Decimal	`6153472`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5DE500, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #5DE500	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.67:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.66:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#5DE500 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.66:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.67:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #5DE500 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5de500; }
.text { color: #5de500; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5de500; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(93 229 0 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5de500, #00e516); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Kiwi.

Questions

What color is #5DE500?: #5DE500 is a vivid green, closest to the named color Hypnotic Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5DE500?: The RGB value is 93, 229, 0: 93 red, 229 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5DE500?: The complementary color is #8800E5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5DE500?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.67:1 and white text 1.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.