Recognised as Colour
#5ED517
- #5ED517
- Green
- Light
- Nearest: Limegreen
#5ED517 is a green with RGB values 94, 213, 23 and HSL 98°, 81%, 46%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Limegreen.
Colour values
#5ED517#5ED517
HEX#5ED517
RGBrgb(94, 213, 23)
RGB (0–1)0.3686, 0.8353, 0.0902
RGB percentages36.9%, 83.5%, 9%
HSLhsl(97.6, 80.5%, 46.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(97.6, 89.2%, 83.5%)
CMYK55.9%, 0%, 89.2%, 16.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,214,935
CSS custom property--colour: #5ED517;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.5003WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness171.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.01:1
Contrast with white1.91:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.01:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#AEAEAE
Inverted#A12AE8
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.91:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.01:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#8E17D5
Analogous#BDD517, #17D52F
Triadic#175ED5, #D5175E
Split complementary#2F17D5, #D517BD
Tetradic#17BDD5, #8E17D5, #D52F17
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R94
G213
B23
Red94 (36.9%)
Green213 (83.5%)
Blue23 (9%)
Hue97.58°
Saturation (HSL)80.51%
Lightness46.27%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 5E · G D5 · B 17
Keep nerding
Every link below is a page Nerdulator can generate from what it already knows about this value.
Harmonies
Similar named colours
Nerdulate something else
Nothing in mind? Surprise me · today’s page