HEX atlas value

#5EDE60

#5EDE60 is a cool green HEX color close to Emerald. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 94, 222, 96, HSL 121, 66%, 62%, has luminance 0.5547, and belongs to the balanced group.

green cool balanced

#5EDE60 Sample readable text

HEX #5EDE60

RGB rgb(94, 222, 96)

HSL hsl(121 66% 62%)

CMYK cmyk(58, 0, 57, 13)

Luminance 0.5547

Contrast Black 12.09:1White 1.74:1

CSS

--color-5ede60: #5EDE60;
.background-5ede60 { background-color: #5EDE60; }
.text-5ede60 { color: #5EDE60; }

Luminance0.5547

Black text12.09:1AA Pass

White text1.74:1AA 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":"#5EDE60","rgb":[94,222,96],"hsl":[121,66,62],"cmyk":[58,0,57,13],"luminance":0.5547,"contrast":{"black":12.09,"white":1.74}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":12.09,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.74,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#AAEEAB","hex":"#AAEEAB","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":15.53,"contrastWhite":1.35,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#49F34C","hex":"#49F34C","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":14.21,"contrastWhite":1.48,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#9CDE5E","hex":"#9CDE5E","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":13.02,"contrastWhite":1.61,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#5EDEA0","hex":"#5EDEA0","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":12.43,"contrastWhite":1.69,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Toxic Green","hex":"#61DE2A","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":11.99,"contrastWhite":1.75,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["cool green","balanced","balanced green","Emerald adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","botanical and wellness palettes"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/5ede60.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/toxic-green.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#DE5EDC","analogous":["#9CDE5E","#5EDEA0"],"triadic":["#605EDE","#DE605E"],"tetradic":["#5E9CDE","#DE5EDC","#DEA05E"],"splitComplementary":["#A05EDE","#DE5E9C"],"monochromatic":["#AAEEAB","#5EDE60","#26BA29"]}

Variants

{"light":"#AAEEAB","dark":"#26BA29","saturated":"#49F34C","desaturated":"#73C975","pastel":"#CDEFCE","neon":"#66FF69"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"emerald","name":"Emerald","hex":"#50C878","distance":35.4400902933387},{"slug":"paris-green","name":"Paris Green","hex":"#50C878","distance":35.4400902933387},{"slug":"toxic-green","name":"Toxic Green","hex":"#61DE2A","distance":54.08326913195984},{"slug":"medium-sea-green","name":"Medium Sea Green","hex":"#3CB371","distance":57.39337940912697},{"slug":"pistachio","name":"Pistachio","hex":"#93C572","distance":61.30252849597641}]

HEX meaning and use

About #5EDE60

#5EDE60 is classified as a cool green value with balanced visual character. #5EDE60 is visually closest to Emerald, a named green color with HEX #50C878.

The RGB channels are 94, 222, and 96, with green carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 121deg with 66% saturation and 62% 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 botanical and wellness palettes. Its luminance is 0.5547, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 35.44, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text12.09:1AA Pass

White text1.74:1AA Fail

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

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #5EDE60 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000012.09:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.74:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#AAEEAB#000000 text · best 15.53:1#AAEEAB

#49F34C#000000 text · best 14.21:1#49F34C

#9CDE5E#000000 text · best 13.02:1#9CDE5E

#5EDEA0#000000 text · best 12.43:1#5EDEA0

Toxic Green#000000 text · best 11.99:1#61DE2A

Generated Palette

#5EDE60#5EDE60

#DE5EDC#DE5EDC

#9CDE5E#9CDE5E

#5EDEA0#5EDEA0

#AAEEAB#AAEEAB

#26BA29#26BA29

Color Harmonies

#DE5EDC#DE5EDC

#9CDE5E#9CDE5E

#5EDEA0#5EDEA0

#605EDE#605EDE

#DE605E#DE605E

Variants

#AAEEAB#AAEEAB

#26BA29#26BA29

#49F34C#49F34C

#73C975#73C975

#CDEFCE#CDEFCE

#66FF69#66FF69

Nearest Named Colors

Emerald#50C878

Paris Green#50C878

Toxic Green#61DE2A

Medium Sea Green#3CB371

Pistachio#93C572

#5EDE60

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #5EDE60

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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