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#289538 Color

#289538 is rgb(40, 149, 56) in RGB, hsl(129, 58%, 37%) in HSL, and about cmyk(73%, 0%, 62%, 42%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Forest Green (#228B22), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.4. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#289538
HEX#289538
RGBrgb(40, 149, 56)
HSLhsl(129, 58%, 37%)
HSVhsv(129, 73%, 58%)
CMYKcmyk(73%, 0%, 62%, 42%)
OKLCHoklch(58.9% 0.163 145.3)
LABlab(54.30% -46.20 38.80)
LCHlch(54.30% 60.33 139.97)

What #289538 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 #289538, 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.

#289538 Channel Values

How #289538 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 40 · G 149 · B 568-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 129° · S 58% · L 37%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 129° · S 73% · V 58%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 73% · M 0% · Y 62% · K 42%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.86:1 vs white · 5.45:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #289538 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 text3.86:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text5.45:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #289538

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #289538; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Tints & Shades of #289538

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.

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Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #289538.

How #289538 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#289538
Protanopia#8A8A39
Protanomaly#6F8E39
Deuteranopia#7E7E3D
Deuteranomaly#66883B
Tritanopia#428D8D
Tritanomaly#399075
Achromatopsia#828282

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #289538 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-289538: #289538;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #289538;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-289538': '#289538' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.157, green: 0.584, blue: 0.220)
Android XML<color name="color_289538">#289538</color>
SVG fillfill="#289538"

More Green Colors

#289538 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#289538 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #289538?

#289538 is a dark green — rgb(40, 149, 56) in RGB and hsl(129, 58%, 37%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Forest Green (#228B22), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.4.

What is the RGB value of #289538?

#289538 is rgb(40, 149, 56) — red 40, green 149, and blue 56 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #289538?

#289538 converts to approximately cmyk(73%, 0%, 62%, 42%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #289538 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #289538 scores 3.86:1 against white and 5.45:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #289538 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #289538 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 forestgreen (#228B22) at a CIE76 distance of 6.4, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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