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#5ffc3f

a balanced, electric green · cool · closest name: Lime

RGB
95, 252, 63
HSL
110°, 97%, 62%
CMYK
62, 0, 75, 1
Luminance
0.7241

At a glance

Every number on this page in one read: what #5ffc3f is made of, how bright it looks, and which way it leans.

Hex
#5ffc3f
Hue
110°
green
Saturation
97%
electric
Lightness
62%
balanced
Brightness
99%
HSV value
Perceived
79%
weighted brightness
Luminance
0.7241
WCAG relative
Temperature
Cool
58/100 cool
Color family
Green
Tone
Electric
Best ink
Black
15.48:1
Closest name
Lime
ΔE2000 2.8
Where it sits
Hue110° of 360°
Saturation97%
Lightness62%
Temperature
Warm ← → Cool58% cool

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

Every format

HEX#5ffc3f
RGBrgb(95, 252, 63)
HSLhsl(110, 97%, 62%)
CMYKcmyk(62%, 0%, 75%, 1%)
LABlab(88.2 -73.0 72.9)
LCHlch(88.2 103.1 135.0)
OKLCHoklch(0.874 0.258 140.7)
Decimal6290495
Display P3color(display-p3 0.373 0.988 0.247)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #5ffc3f;
background-color: #5ffc3f;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#5ffc3f] bg-[#5ffc3f]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #5ffc3f;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.373, green: 0.988, blue: 0.247)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#5ffc3f")
/* Flutter */
Color(0xFF5FFC3F)
/* Python / OpenCV (BGR) */
(63, 252, 95)

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 #5ffc3f · 15.48:1
Use #000000AAA at every size.
Aa
White text · 1.36:1
AA fail · AA large fail · AAA fail
Aa
Black text · 15.48:1 · recommended
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA pass
Reading the other direction: #5ffc3f as text scores 1.36:1 on white and 15.48:1 on black.

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#5ffc3f on white: 1.36:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#5ffc3f on black: 15.48:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia · #FFE510
deuteranopia · #F0D854
tritanopia · #45F4D8

Color scale — 50 to 950

A Tailwind-shaped ramp built around this exact hex. #5ffc3f is pinned to step 400; the rest hold its hue and let saturation ease off at the extremes so the pale end never turns neon.

#F3FDF1
#E8FCE4
#CBFBC1
#A3FD91
#5ffc3f
#47FC22
#2CF104
#25C903
#1DA103
#197407
#104804
Base = 400Lightest = 50 · #F3FDF1Darkest = 950 · #104804
:root {
  --brand-50: #F3FDF1;
  --brand-100: #E8FCE4;
  --brand-200: #CBFBC1;
  --brand-300: #A3FD91;
  --brand-400: #5ffc3f;
  --brand-500: #47FC22;
  --brand-600: #2CF104;
  --brand-700: #25C903;
  --brand-800: #1DA103;
  --brand-900: #197407;
  --brand-950: #104804;
  --brand: #5ffc3f;
  --brand-ink: #000000;
}

Colors that work with #5ffc3f

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#F5FAF4
Tinted page background
Border#C7EDC0
Hairlines and dividers
Muted text#589B4B
Captions on the surface
Accent#AD3CFF
Second voice, not a rival
Dark variant#177E02
Hover, pressed, headers
Light variant#EAFFE6
Selected rows, tints
Dark surface#162414
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 #5ffc3f

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
  • 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
  • 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#DC3FFC
Analogous left#BEFC3F
Analogous right#3FFC7D
Split-complement 1#7D3FFC
Split-complement 2#FC3FBE
Triadic 1#3F5FFC
Triadic 2#FC3F5F
Tetradic#3FBEFC

RGB percentages

Red37.3%
Green98.8%
Blue24.7%

CMYK percentages

Cyan62.3%
Magenta0.0%
Yellow75.0%
Key (black)1.2%

Color previews

#5ffc3f text on a black background

contrast 15.48:1

Card sample

#5ffc3f text on a white background

contrast 1.36:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #5ffc3f;
Background color
Panel with #5ffc3f background
background-color: #5ffc3f;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #5ffc3f;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(95, 252, 63, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(95, 252, 63, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #5ffc3f;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #5ffc3f, #3FFC9D);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #5ffc3f

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.

#5ffc3f 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.

#5ffc3f, answered

What color is #5ffc3f?

#5ffc3f is a balanced electric green, closest to Lime (ΔE2000 2.8). It sits at 110° on the hue wheel with 97% saturation and 62% lightness, which reads as cool.

What is the RGB value of #5ffc3f?

rgb(95, 252, 63) — 95 red, 252 green and 63 blue out of 255, or 37.3% / 98.8% / 24.7% by channel.

Is #5ffc3f a light or a dark color?

It is a light color. Relative luminance is 0.7241 and perceived brightness is 79%, so black text on it reaches 15.48:1.

Should I use black or white text on #5ffc3f?

Black. It scores 15.48:1 against #5ffc3f, versus 1.36:1 for white — AAA at any size.

What is the complementary color of #5ffc3f?

#DC3FFC sits directly opposite on the wheel. Softer options are the split-complements #7D3FFC and #FC3FBE, which give the same contrast with far less vibration.

What colors go well with #5ffc3f?

For interface work: #F5FAF4 as the surface, #C7EDC0 for borders, #589B4B for secondary text, #AD3CFF as an accent and #177E02 for hover and pressed states. For a palette, the analogous pair #BEFC3F and #3FFC7D stays calm, while #DC3FFC is the loudest partner.

What is #5ffc3f in CMYK for printing?

cmyk(62%, 0%, 75%, 1%). 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 #5ffc3f warm or cool?

Cool — it scores 58 on a scale where 0 is the warmest orange and 100 the coolest azure. Nudged warmer it becomes #A5FC3F; nudged cooler, #3DFE63.

Work with #5ffc3f in the Color Lab