HEX atlas value

#5ACE79

#5ACE79 is a cool green HEX color close to Emerald. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 90, 206, 121, HSL 136, 54%, 58%, has luminance 0.477, and belongs to the earth tone group.

green cool earth-tone

#5ACE79 Sample readable text

HEX #5ACE79

RGB rgb(90, 206, 121)

HSL hsl(136 54% 58%)

CMYK cmyk(56, 0, 41, 19)

Luminance 0.477

Contrast Black 10.54:1White 1.99:1

CSS

--color-5ace79: #5ACE79;
.background-5ace79 { background-color: #5ACE79; }
.text-5ace79 { color: #5ACE79; }

Luminance0.477

Black text10.54:1AA Pass

White text1.99:1AA Fail

hexCanonical HEX value

rgbRed, green, blue channels

hslHue, saturation, lightness

cmykApproximate print conversion

wcagAA and AAA contrast options

harmoniesMathematical harmony sets

variantsGenerated tone variants

nearestColorsKnowledge graph neighbors

Structured sections

Color systems

{"hex":"#5ACE79","rgb":[90,206,121],"hsl":[136,54,58],"cmyk":[56,0,41,19],"luminance":0.477,"contrast":{"black":10.54,"white":1.99}}

WCAG

{"AA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"AAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]}

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":10.54,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.99,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#A1E3B2","hex":"#A1E3B2","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":14.15,"contrastWhite":1.48,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#43E56E","hex":"#43E56E","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":12.67,"contrastWhite":1.66,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#5ACEB3","hex":"#5ACEB3","family":"cyan","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":10.91,"contrastWhite":1.92,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Medium Aquamarine","hex":"#66CDAA","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":10.88,"contrastWhite":1.93,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#75CE5A","hex":"#75CE5A","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":10.73,"contrastWhite":1.96,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["cool green","earth tone","earth tone green","Emerald adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","natural palettes","botanical and wellness palettes"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/5ace79.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/emerald.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/paris-green.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/medium-sea-green.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#CE5AAF","analogous":["#75CE5A","#5ACEB3"],"triadic":["#795ACE","#CE795A"],"tetradic":["#5A75CE","#CE5AAF","#CEB35A"],"splitComplementary":["#B35ACE","#CE5A75"],"monochromatic":["#A1E3B2","#5ACE79","#2F9D4C"]}

Variants

{"light":"#A1E3B2","dark":"#2F9D4C","saturated":"#43E56E","desaturated":"#72B684","pastel":"#C3E5CC","neon":"#52FF80"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"emerald","name":"Emerald","hex":"#50C878","distance":11.704699910719626},{"slug":"paris-green","name":"Paris Green","hex":"#50C878","distance":11.704699910719626},{"slug":"medium-sea-green","name":"Medium Sea Green","hex":"#3CB371","distance":41.14608122288197},{"slug":"medium-aquamarine","name":"Medium Aquamarine","hex":"#66CDAA","distance":50.457903246171455},{"slug":"pistachio","name":"Pistachio","hex":"#93C572","distance":58.12916651733448}]

HEX meaning and use

About #5ACE79

#5ACE79 is classified as a cool green value with earth tone visual character. #5ACE79 is visually closest to Emerald, a named green color with HEX #50C878.

The RGB channels are 90, 206, and 121, with green carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 136deg with 54% saturation and 58% lightness, so this page treats it as a moderate-saturation, mid-lightness atlas color rather than a generic swatch.

According to Colors Encyclopedia, this HEX value works best for color conversion, WCAG contrast checks, CSS color tokens, and natural palettes. Its luminance is 0.477, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 11.70, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text10.54:1AA Pass

White text1.99:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A, #36454F.

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #5ACE79 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000010.54:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.99:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#A1E3B2#000000 text · best 14.15:1#A1E3B2

#43E56E#000000 text · best 12.67:1#43E56E

#5ACEB3#000000 text · best 10.91:1#5ACEB3

Medium Aquamarine#000000 text · best 10.88:1#66CDAA

#75CE5A#000000 text · best 10.73:1#75CE5A

Generated Palette

#5ACE79#5ACE79

#CE5AAF#CE5AAF

#75CE5A#75CE5A

#5ACEB3#5ACEB3

#A1E3B2#A1E3B2

#2F9D4C#2F9D4C

Color Harmonies

#CE5AAF#CE5AAF

#75CE5A#75CE5A

#5ACEB3#5ACEB3

#795ACE#795ACE

#CE795A#CE795A

Variants

#A1E3B2#A1E3B2

#2F9D4C#2F9D4C

#43E56E#43E56E

#72B684#72B684

#C3E5CC#C3E5CC

#52FF80#52FF80

Nearest Named Colors

Emerald#50C878

Paris Green#50C878

Medium Sea Green#3CB371

Medium Aquamarine#66CDAA

Pistachio#93C572

#5ACE79

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #5ACE79

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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