#5EA276
Fern · light cool green
About #5EA276
#5EA276 is a moderately saturated, light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 37% red, 64% green and 46% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 42% cyan, 0% magenta, 27% yellow and 36% black. Its overall feel is cool.
Of the common colour names it is somewhere between Fern and Sage (ΔE 18.2); Sage comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #A25E8A — a plum tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use light tones like #5EA276 for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 6.91:1 (a WCAG AA pass).
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #5EA276?
#5EA276 is a moderately saturated, light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 37% red, 64% green and 46% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 42% cyan, 0% magenta, 27% yellow and 36% black. Its overall feel is cool.
›What text colour should I use on #5EA276?
Use black text. Black on #5EA276 has a contrast ratio of 6.91:1 (AA).
›What colours go with #5EA276?
Its complementary colour is #A25E8A, and analogous partners are #68A25E and #5EA298.