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#5cb113

a dark, electric green · neutral · closest name: Lime Green

RGB
92, 177, 19
HSL
92°, 81%, 38%
CMYK
48, 0, 89, 31
Luminance
0.3377

At a glance

Every number on this page in one read: what #5cb113 is made of, how bright it looks, and which way it leans.

Hex
#5cb113
Hue
92°
green
Saturation
81%
electric
Lightness
38%
dark
Brightness
69%
HSV value
Perceived
57%
weighted brightness
Luminance
0.3377
WCAG relative
Temperature
Neutral
51/100 cool
Color family
Green
Tone
Electric
Best ink
Black
7.75:1
Closest name
Lime Green
ΔE2000 8.3
Where it sits
Hue92° of 360°
Saturation81%
Lightness38%
Temperature
Warm ← → Cool51% cool

Reads neutral. Warm and cool siblings keep the same lightness, so you can swap one in without redoing your contrast maths.

Every format

HEX#5cb113
RGBrgb(92, 177, 19)
HSLhsl(92, 81%, 38%)
CMYKcmyk(48%, 0%, 89%, 31%)
LABlab(64.8 -49.5 62.9)
LCHlch(64.8 80.0 128.2)
OKLCHoklch(0.680 0.195 135.5)
Decimal6074643
Display P3color(display-p3 0.361 0.694 0.075)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #5cb113;
background-color: #5cb113;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#5cb113] bg-[#5cb113]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #5cb113;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.361, green: 0.694, blue: 0.075)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#5cb113")
/* Flutter */
Color(0xFF5CB113)
/* Python / OpenCV (BGR) */
(19, 177, 92)

Best text color

Only one of black and white can be right. This is the one, with the number that proves it.

Readable at a glance#000000 on #5cb113 · 7.75:1
Use #000000AAA at every size.
Aa
White text · 2.71:1
AA fail · AA large fail · AAA fail
Aa
Black text · 7.75:1 · recommended
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA pass
Reading the other direction: #5cb113 as text scores 2.71:1 on white and 7.75:1 on black.

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#5cb113 on white: 2.71:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#5cb113 on black: 7.75:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia · #B8A100
deuteranopia · #AD9B2B
tritanopia · #59AA96

Color scale — 50 to 950

A Tailwind-shaped ramp built around this exact hex. #5cb113 is pinned to step 700; the rest hold its hue and let saturation ease off at the extremes so the pale end never turns neon.

#F7FCF3
#EFF9E6
#DCF5C6
#C3F49A
#A6EF67
#88E934
#73DD18
#5cb113
#4D9310
#3A6B10
#24430A
Base = 700Lightest = 50 · #F7FCF3Darkest = 950 · #24430A
:root {
  --brand-50: #F7FCF3;
  --brand-100: #EFF9E6;
  --brand-200: #DCF5C6;
  --brand-300: #C3F49A;
  --brand-400: #A6EF67;
  --brand-500: #88E934;
  --brand-600: #73DD18;
  --brand-700: #5cb113;
  --brand-800: #4D9310;
  --brand-900: #3A6B10;
  --brand-950: #24430A;
  --brand: #5cb113;
  --brand-ink: #000000;
}

Colors that work with #5cb113

Not a palette — a role sheet. Each swatch answers one question you will hit while building the component.

Text on it#000000
Black wins here
Surface#F7FAF4
Tinted page background
Border#D4EDC0
Hairlines and dividers
Muted text#709B4B
Captions on the surface
Accent#3F0FB5
Second voice, not a rival
Dark variant#3C730C
Hover, pressed, headers
Light variant#F1FDE8
Selected rows, tints
Dark surface#1B2414
Dark-mode background
Light mode
Everything in its place

Surface, border, heading and body all derive from this one hue, so the screen stays coherent without a second palette.

Primary actionSecondaryBadge
Dark mode
Same hue, inverted

Lightness flips, hue holds. The accent stays the anchor in both themes.

Primary actionSecondaryAccent

How to use #5cb113

Derived from its contrast, chroma and lightness — not from taste.

Works well for
  • Text and icons on dark surfaces
  • Primary buttons and calls to action
  • Focus rings, active and selected states
  • Headers, footers and dark-mode surfaces
  • Brand accents, badges and data highlights
Use with care
  • Text of any size on white — fails WCAG AA
  • Full-page backgrounds — tiring over long sessions
  • Black text placed on it
  • Pairing with a same-lightness hue — edges vibrate

Similar colors

One move away from this hex in each direction. Every swatch is its own page.

Color relationships

The wheel positions with their names attached, so you can grab the one you actually need.

Complementary#6813B1
Analogous left#ABB113
Analogous right#13B119
Split-complement 1#1913B1
Split-complement 2#B113AB
Triadic 1#135CB1
Triadic 2#B1135C
Tetradic#13ABB1

RGB percentages

Red36.1%
Green69.4%
Blue7.5%

CMYK percentages

Cyan48.0%
Magenta0.0%
Yellow89.3%
Key (black)30.6%

Color previews

#5cb113 text on a black background

contrast 7.75:1

Card sample

#5cb113 text on a white background

contrast 2.71:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #5cb113;
Background color
Panel with #5cb113 background
background-color: #5cb113;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #5cb113;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(92, 177, 19, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(92, 177, 19, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #5cb113;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #5cb113, #13B133);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #5cb113

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Ranked with CIEDE2000 across all 139 CSS keywords. Under ΔE 2 the eye stops telling them apart; over ΔE 10 they are plainly different colors.

#5cb113 in the real world

Where a color in this family tends to land, and the interface roles it is usually asked to play.

Industries
SustainabilityFinanceHealth and wellnessAgriculture
Common UI roles
ButtonsLinksFocus statesCharts
Print note

Sits outside most CMYK gamuts — expect a duller press result, or specify a spot ink.

#5cb113, answered

What color is #5cb113?

#5cb113 is a dark electric green, closest to Lime Green (ΔE2000 8.3). It sits at 92° on the hue wheel with 81% saturation and 38% lightness, which reads as neutral.

What is the RGB value of #5cb113?

rgb(92, 177, 19) — 92 red, 177 green and 19 blue out of 255, or 36.1% / 69.4% / 7.5% by channel.

Is #5cb113 a light or a dark color?

It is a mid-tone. Relative luminance is 0.3377 and perceived brightness is 57%, so black text on it reaches 7.75:1.

Should I use black or white text on #5cb113?

Black. It scores 7.75:1 against #5cb113, versus 2.71:1 for white — AAA at any size.

What is the complementary color of #5cb113?

#6813B1 sits directly opposite on the wheel. Softer options are the split-complements #1913B1 and #B113AB, which give the same contrast with far less vibration.

What colors go well with #5cb113?

For interface work: #F7FAF4 as the surface, #D4EDC0 for borders, #709B4B for secondary text, #3F0FB5 as an accent and #3C730C for hover and pressed states. For a palette, the analogous pair #ABB113 and #13B119 stays calm, while #6813B1 is the loudest partner.

What is #5cb113 in CMYK for printing?

cmyk(48%, 0%, 89%, 31%). This is a screen-to-ink approximation — a color this saturated sits outside most CMYK gamuts and will print duller than it looks here.

Is #5cb113 warm or cool?

Neutral — it scores 51 on a scale where 0 is the warmest orange and 100 the coolest azure. Nudged warmer it becomes #96B113; nudged cooler, #20B311.

Work with #5cb113 in the Color Lab