#5FCC00

A medium, vivid green closely aligning with Limegreen.

About #5FCC00

When working with digital screens, the color #5FCC00 is rendered by mixing light. It is closely associated with the named CSS color Limegreen. To achieve this exact tint on a monitor, you would use an RGB mix of 95, 204, and 0.

While screens use RGB, printing presses rely on Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, and Key (black). Its ink density profile breaks down to 53% cyan, 0% magenta, 100% yellow, and 20% black. This makes it a relatively light color when applied to physical surfaces.

Ensuring your text is legible against this background is a key part of web design. Because it is a medium color, it is generally recommended to use #000000 text. Be sure to check our contrast matrix below to see exactly how it performs against common backgrounds.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#5FCC00
RGB95, 204, 0
HSL92.1°, 100.0%, 40.0%
CMYK53%, 0%, 100%, 20%
HSV92.1°, 100.0%, 80.0%
LAB73.3, -59.0, 72.3
XYZ26.3, 45.6, 7.4
Decimal6278144

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

2.07:1
Text on #FFFFFF
FAIL
10.12:1
Text on #000000
AAA
1.98:1
Text on #F8FAFC
FAIL
8.61:1
Text on #0F172A
AAA

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #5FCC00; }
.text-color { color: #5FCC00; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #5FCC00; }

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