Hunter Green (#355E3B)

The hex code for Hunter Green is #355E3B. It is rgb(53, 94, 59) in RGB, hsl(129, 28%, 29%) in HSL, and about cmyk(44%, 0%, 37%, 63%) in CMYK — a dark green. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#355E3B

HEX#355E3B

RGBrgb(53, 94, 59)

HSLhsl(129, 28%, 29%)

HSVhsv(129, 44%, 37%)

CMYKcmyk(44%, 0%, 37%, 63%)

OKLCHoklch(44.1% 0.073 147.7)

LABlab(36.14% -21.37 15.43)

LCHlch(36.14% 26.36 144.17)

Colors Closest to Hunter Green

Hunter Green is a registered color name. These are the named colors nearest to it, measured as CIE76 distance in CIELAB — a perceptual scale, so the ordering matches what the eye sees rather than how close the raw RGB numbers happen to sit.

Mughal Green#306030ΔE 7.76 Artichoke Green#4B6F44ΔE 8.36 Amazon#3B7A57ΔE 12.35 Forest Green (Traditional)#014421ΔE 13.08 British Racing Green#004225ΔE 13.66 Bottle Green#006A4EΔE 14.23

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

#355E3B Channel Values

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

Model	Channels	Notes
RGB	R 53 · G 94 · B 59	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 129° · S 28% · L 29%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 129° · S 44% · V 37%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 44% · M 0% · Y 37% · K 63%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	7.46:1 vs white · 2.82:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a Hunter Green 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.

TextWhite text7.46:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

TextBlack text2.82:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

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Colors That Go With Hunter Green

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite Hunter Green; 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

Analogous

Triadic

Triadic

Split comp.

Split comp.

Tints & Shades of Hunter Green

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

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How Hunter Green 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#355E3B

Protanopia#59593B

Protanomaly#4D5B3B

Deuteranopia#53533C

Deuteranomaly#49583C

Tritanopia#3B5A5A

Tritanomaly#395C50

Achromatopsia#555555

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Using #355E3B in Code

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

CSS custom property--hunter-green: #355E3B;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #355E3B;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'hunter-green': '#355E3B' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.208, green: 0.369, blue: 0.231)

Android XML<color name="hunter_green">#355E3B</color>

SVG fillfill="#355E3B"

More Green Colors

Hunter Green sits in the greenfamily. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

37a983 35530e 38a32a 35431e 38e038 354230 38ff38 349d63 396039 344611 39a78e 344511 4d8c57 66cc00 84b12b 99ff00 addfad c9dc87 ddf719 004200 00995e 00ff66 155615 284328

#355E3B Frequently Asked Questions

What is the hex code for Hunter Green?

The hex code for Hunter Green is #355E3B. That is rgb(53, 94, 59) in RGB, hsl(129, 28%, 29%) in HSL, and approximately cmyk(44%, 0%, 37%, 63%) in CMYK.

What is the RGB value of #355E3B?

#355E3B is rgb(53, 94, 59) — red 53, green 94, and blue 59 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #355E3B?

#355E3B converts to approximately cmyk(44%, 0%, 37%, 63%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #355E3B be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #355E3B scores 7.46:1 against white and 2.82:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #355E3B as a CSS color keyword?

No. #355E3B 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 darkolivegreen (#556B2F) at a CIE76 distance of 16.88, which is visibly different.

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