What color is #5DFFAA?

#5DFFAA is a light, vivid green, closest to the named color Illicit Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5DFFAA?

The RGB value is 93, 255, 170: 93 red, 255 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5DFFAA?

The complementary color is #FF5DB2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5DFFAA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.35:1 and white text 1.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5DFFAA color

#5DFFAA rgb(93, 255, 170)

Shades of green

The hex color #5DFFAA is a light, vivid green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.5% red, 100% green and 66.7% blue (93, 255, 170).

Its hue angle is 149°, with 100% saturation and 68% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 64% cyan, 0% magenta, 33% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Illicit Green (#56FCA2), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.35:1).

#5DFFAA color codes

HEX	`#5DFFAA`
RGB	`rgb(93, 255, 170)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.5%, 100%, 66.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(149, 100%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(149, 64%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(64%, 0%, 33%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(90.2, -60.92, 28.47)`
CIE LCH	`lch(90.2, 67.24, 154.95)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(47.526, 76.744, 50.331)`
Decimal	`6160298`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5DFFAA, 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 #5DFFAA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.35:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.28:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#5DFFAA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.28:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.35:1	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 #5DFFAA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5dffaa; }
.text { color: #5dffaa; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5dffaa; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(93 255 170 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5dffaa, #5dfffb); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #5DFFAA?: #5DFFAA is a light, vivid green, closest to the named color Illicit Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5DFFAA?: The RGB value is 93, 255, 170: 93 red, 255 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5DFFAA?: The complementary color is #FF5DB2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5DFFAA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.35:1 and white text 1.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.