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#059409 Color

#059409 is rgb(5, 148, 9) in RGB, hsl(122, 93%, 30%) in HSL, and about cmyk(97%, 0%, 94%, 42%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Slimy Green (#299617), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.39. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#059409
HEX#059409
RGBrgb(5, 148, 9)
HSLhsl(122, 93%, 30%)
HSVhsv(122, 97%, 58%)
CMYKcmyk(97%, 0%, 94%, 42%)
OKLCHoklch(57.8% 0.194 142.7)
LABlab(53.25% -52.32 52.62)
LCHlch(53.25% 74.20 134.84)

What #059409 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #059409, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every green in the library.

#059409 Channel Values

How #059409 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 5 · G 148 · B 98-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 122° · S 93% · L 30%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 122° · S 97% · V 58%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 97% · M 0% · Y 94% · K 42%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4:1 vs white · 5.25:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #059409 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text4:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text5.25:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #059409 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #059409

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #059409; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
Complementary
Analogous
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Triadic
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Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #059409

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #059409.

How #059409 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#059409
Protanopia#88880D
Protanomaly#6B8D0C
Deuteranopia#7B7B1B
Deuteranomaly#618615
Tritanopia#388B8B
Tritanomaly#2B8F6E
Achromatopsia#7F7F7F

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #059409 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-059409: #059409;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #059409;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-059409': '#059409' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.020, green: 0.580, blue: 0.035)
Android XML<color name="color_059409">#059409</color>
SVG fillfill="#059409"

More Green Colors

#059409 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#059409 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #059409?

#059409 is a dark green — rgb(5, 148, 9) in RGB and hsl(122, 93%, 30%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Slimy Green (#299617), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.39.

What is the RGB value of #059409?

#059409 is rgb(5, 148, 9) — red 5, green 148, and blue 9 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #059409?

#059409 converts to approximately cmyk(97%, 0%, 94%, 42%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #059409 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #059409 scores 4:1 against white and 5.25:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #059409 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #059409 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is green (#008000) at a CIE76 distance of 9.36, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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