#5EA50A
Closest named color: Leaf Green (#5CA904). oklch(65% 0.182 133.5), rgb(94, 165, 10).
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Black text reads best on this color (6.86:1).
About this color
#5EA50A is a medium-light, vivid green. In OKLCH its lightness is 65%, its chroma 0.182 and its hue 134°. Its hue sits between the warm and cool halves of the wheel. The nearest named color is Leaf Green (#5CA904), ΔE 0.012 away. Black text reads best on it, at 6.86:1.
| Hue family | Greens |
| Lightness | medium-light (65%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.182) |
| Temperature | in between |
| Nearest name | Leaf Green (#5CA904) |
| Black text | 6.86:1 |
| White text | 3.06:1 |
Values
| HEX | #5EA50A |
| RGB | rgb(94, 165, 10) |
| HSL | hsl(87, 89%, 34%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(65% 0.182 133.5) |
Contrast
WCAG 2 contrast ratios are the conformance target: AA needs 4.5:1 for body text and 3:1 for large text, AAA needs 7:1. APCA Lc values are supplementary guidance from the WCAG 3 drafts.
| Pair | WCAG 2 | Result | APCA | APCA guidance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| White text on #5EA50A | 3.06:1 | AA large text | Lc -62.5 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #5EA50A | 6.86:1 | AA | Lc 46.9 | Large or bold text, headings |
| #5EA50A text on white | 3.06:1 | AA large text | Lc 57.1 | Large or bold text, headings |
| #5EA50A text on black | 6.86:1 | AA | Lc -44.6 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
Tints and shades
A 50–950 scale built in OKLCH: the hue is held, lightness follows a Tailwind v4-like curve, and every step is kept inside the sRGB gamut. This color sits at step 500.
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Step 50
50
#F2F7EF
oklch(97% 0.012 133.4)
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Step 100
100
#E3EEDD
oklch(93.6% 0.025 134.3)
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Step 200
200
#CCE1C0
oklch(88.5% 0.05 134.1)
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Step 300
300
#AACE92
oklch(81% 0.09 133.3)
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Step 400
400
#7BB351
oklch(70.6% 0.143 133.5)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#5EA50A
oklch(65% 0.182 133.5)
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Step 600
600
#4A8600
oklch(55.7% 0.159 133.6)
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Step 700
700
#3D7000
oklch(49% 0.14 133.6)
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Step 800
800
#315C00
oklch(42.6% 0.122 133.6)
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Step 900
900
#284D00
oklch(37.7% 0.108 133.7)
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Step 950
950
#162E01
oklch(27.1% 0.076 133.7)
#5EA50A with color blindness
Simulated with the Machado et al. (2009) model. ΔE is how far the color moves: below about 0.02 you would not notice a change.
| Vision | Seen as | Shift (ΔE) |
|---|---|---|
| Protanopia (no red cones) | #AC9700 | 0.106 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #A39124 | 0.106 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #5E9E8C | 0.136 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #939393 | 0.183 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #5EA50A
#5EA50A
oklch(65% 0.182 133.5)
- #B667DC
#B667DC
oklch(65% 0.183 313.6)
Analogous
Neighbouring hues, 30° either side.
Split complementary
The two hues beside the complement (150° and 210°).
Triadic
Three hues spaced 120° apart.
Palettes with this color
Curated palettes that contain a color within ΔE 0.04 (OKLab) of #5EA50A, closest first.
No curated palette has a color within ΔE 0.04 of #5EA50A.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Leaf Green #5CA904 ΔE 0.012
- Grass #5CAC2D ΔE 0.021
- Leaf #71AA34 ΔE 0.034
- Mid Green #50A747 ΔE 0.035
- Medium Green #39AD48 ΔE 0.039
- Grassy Green #419C03 ΔE 0.040
- Grass Green #3F9B0B ΔE 0.043
- Kelly Green #02AB2E ΔE 0.044
Use #5EA50A in your product
Turn it into light and dark UI roles checked for contrast, then export to Tailwind v4, shadcn/ui, CSS or design tokens.