#5EA916
Closest named color: Leaf Green (#5CA904). oklch(66% 0.184 134.4), rgb(94, 169, 22).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (7.16:1).
About this color
#5EA916 is a medium-light, vivid green. In OKLCH its lightness is 66%, its chroma 0.184 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 0.005 away. Black text reads best on it, at 7.16:1.
| Hue family | Greens |
| Lightness | medium-light (66%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.184) |
| Temperature | in between |
| Nearest name | Leaf Green (#5CA904) |
| Black text | 7.16:1 |
| White text | 2.93:1 |
Values
| HEX | #5EA916 |
| RGB | rgb(94, 169, 22) |
| HSL | hsl(91, 77%, 37%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(66% 0.184 134.4) |
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 #5EA916 | 2.93:1 | Fails | Lc -60.8 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #5EA916 | 7.16:1 | AAA | Lc 48.6 | Large or bold text, headings |
| #5EA916 text on white | 2.93:1 | Fails | Lc 55.4 | Large or bold text, headings |
| #5EA916 text on black | 7.16:1 | AAA | Lc -46.4 | Large or bold text, headings |
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
#A8CE93
oklch(80.9% 0.09 134.7)
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Step 400
400
#79B452
oklch(70.7% 0.144 134.5)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#5EA916
oklch(66% 0.184 134.4)
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Step 600
600
#478600
oklch(55.6% 0.16 134.3)
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Step 700
700
#3B7100
oklch(49.2% 0.142 134.3)
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Step 800
800
#2F5D00
oklch(42.8% 0.124 134.5)
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Step 900
900
#264D00
oklch(37.6% 0.109 134.4)
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Step 950
950
#152E01
oklch(27% 0.076 134.3)
#5EA916 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) | #B09B00 | 0.108 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #A6952A | 0.108 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #5DA290 | 0.136 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #979797 | 0.184 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #5EA916
#5EA916
oklch(66% 0.184 134.4)
- #BB6ADF
#BB6ADF
oklch(66.1% 0.183 314.4)
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 #5EA916, closest first.
No curated palette has a color within ΔE 0.04 of #5EA916.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Leaf Green #5CA904 ΔE 0.005
- Grass #5CAC2D ΔE 0.012
- Leaf #71AA34 ΔE 0.029
- Mid Green #50A747 ΔE 0.035
- Medium Green #39AD48 ΔE 0.035
- Leafy Green #51B73B ΔE 0.039
- Kelly Green #02AB2E ΔE 0.043
- Fern #63A950 ΔE 0.044
Use #5EA916 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.