HEX atlas value

#5EDE8D

#5EDE8D is a cool green HEX color close to Emerald. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 94, 222, 141, HSL 142, 66%, 62%, has luminance 0.5655, and belongs to the balanced group.

green cool balanced

#5EDE8D Sample readable text

HEX #5EDE8D

RGB rgb(94, 222, 141)

HSL hsl(142 66% 62%)

CMYK cmyk(58, 0, 36, 13)

Luminance 0.5655

Contrast Black 12.31:1White 1.71:1

CSS

--color-5ede8d: #5EDE8D;
.background-5ede8d { background-color: #5EDE8D; }
.text-5ede8d { color: #5EDE8D; }

Luminance0.5655

Black text12.31:1AA Pass

White text1.71:1AA 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":"#5EDE8D","rgb":[94,222,141],"hsl":[142,66,62],"cmyk":[58,0,36,13],"luminance":0.5655,"contrast":{"black":12.31,"white":1.71}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":12.31,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.71,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#AAEEC3","hex":"#AAEEC3","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":15.73,"contrastWhite":1.34,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"Light Green","hex":"#90EE90","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":14.82,"contrastWhite":1.42,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#49F387","hex":"#49F387","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":14.45,"contrastWhite":1.45,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#5EDECD","hex":"#5EDECD","family":"cyan","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":12.81,"contrastWhite":1.64,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#6FDE5E","hex":"#6FDE5E","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":12.29,"contrastWhite":1.71,"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/5ede8d.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-aquamarine.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#DE5EAF","analogous":["#6FDE5E","#5EDECD"],"triadic":["#8D5EDE","#DE8D5E"],"tetradic":["#5E6FDE","#DE5EAF","#DECD5E"],"splitComplementary":["#CD5EDE","#DE5E6F"],"monochromatic":["#AAEEC3","#5EDE8D","#26BA5C"]}

Variants

{"light":"#AAEEC3","dark":"#26BA5C","saturated":"#49F387","desaturated":"#73C993","pastel":"#CDEFD9","neon":"#66FF9E"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"emerald","name":"Emerald","hex":"#50C878","distance":33.481338085566414},{"slug":"paris-green","name":"Paris Green","hex":"#50C878","distance":33.481338085566414},{"slug":"medium-aquamarine","name":"Medium Aquamarine","hex":"#66CDAA","distance":34.55430508634199},{"slug":"light-green","name":"Light Green","hex":"#90EE90","distance":52.583267300539625},{"slug":"dark-sea-green","name":"Dark Sea Green","hex":"#8FBC8F","distance":59.67411499134277}]

HEX meaning and use

About #5EDE8D

#5EDE8D is classified as a cool green value with balanced visual character. #5EDE8D is visually closest to Emerald, a named green color with HEX #50C878.

The RGB channels are 94, 222, and 141, with green carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 142deg 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 0.5655, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 33.48, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text12.31:1AA Pass

White text1.71:1AA Fail

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

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #5EDE8D needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000012.31:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.71:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#AAEEC3#000000 text · best 15.73:1#AAEEC3

Light Green#000000 text · best 14.82:1#90EE90

#49F387#000000 text · best 14.45:1#49F387

#5EDECD#000000 text · best 12.81:1#5EDECD

#6FDE5E#000000 text · best 12.29:1#6FDE5E

Generated Palette

#5EDE8D#5EDE8D

#DE5EAF#DE5EAF

#6FDE5E#6FDE5E

#5EDECD#5EDECD

#AAEEC3#AAEEC3

#26BA5C#26BA5C

Color Harmonies

#DE5EAF#DE5EAF

#6FDE5E#6FDE5E

#5EDECD#5EDECD

#8D5EDE#8D5EDE

#DE8D5E#DE8D5E

Variants

#AAEEC3#AAEEC3

#26BA5C#26BA5C

#49F387#49F387

#73C993#73C993

#CDEFD9#CDEFD9

#66FF9E#66FF9E

Nearest Named Colors

Emerald#50C878

Paris Green#50C878

Medium Aquamarine#66CDAA

Light Green#90EE90

Dark Sea Green#8FBC8F

#5EDE8D

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #5EDE8D

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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