Palettes / Colors / #5DD157

#5DD157 — Green

#5DD157 is a green color we call Green, closest to the named color YellowGreen (#9ACD32). It belongs to the green family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: yellowgreen (#9ACD32) — not an exact match. CSS yellowgreen gives you #9ACD32, a different color; use #5DD157 when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#5DD157 is a warm-leaning green color associated with growth, calm and balance. It sits comfortably in the middle: usable for large areas in soft schemes, or as a supporting color beside something stronger.

Its strongest partner is its complement #CB57D1; it also sits naturally between #9AD157 and #57D18E. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 36% · Green 82% · Blue 34%

Cyan 56% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 58% · Key 18%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #5DD157

.text { color: #5DD157; }
.background { background-color: #5DD157; }
.border { border: 3px solid #5DD157; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(93, 209, 87); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(117, 57%, 58%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #5DD157; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(93, 209, 87, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #5DD157; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(93, 209, 87, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#5DD157">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#5DD157">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #CB57D1:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #5DD157: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #5DD157

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

How #5DD157 looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #5DD157 rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #5DD157?

#5DD157 is Green, a green color (RGB 93, 209, 87). Its closest standard named color is YellowGreen.

What is the RGB and HSL of #5DD157?

#5DD157 is RGB 93, 209, 87 — HSL 117°, 57%, 58% — CMYK 56%, 0%, 58%, 18%.

What colors go with #5DD157?

Its complement is #CB57D1; analogous partners are #9AD157 and #57D18E. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #5DD157 for text?

Black text on #5DD157 has a contrast ratio of 10.72:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.96:1.