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#356232 Color

#356232 is rgb(53, 98, 50) in RGB, hsl(116, 32%, 29%) in HSL, and about cmyk(46%, 0%, 49%, 62%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Mughal Green (#306030), below the threshold most people can see at ΔE 1.42. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#356232
HEX#356232
RGBrgb(53, 98, 50)
HSLhsl(116, 32%, 29%)
HSVhsv(116, 49%, 38%)
CMYKcmyk(46%, 0%, 49%, 62%)
OKLCHoklch(45.1% 0.09 142.6)
LABlab(37.37% -24.38 22.19)
LCHlch(37.37% 32.96 137.69)

What #356232 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 #356232, 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.

#356232 Channel Values

How #356232 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 53 · G 98 · B 508-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 116° · S 32% · L 29%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 116° · S 49% · V 38%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 46% · M 0% · Y 49% · K 62%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance7.13:1 vs white · 2.94:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #356232 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 text7.13:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text2.94:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #356232

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #356232; 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 #356232

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 #356232.

How #356232 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#356232
Protanopia#5C5C32
Protanomaly#4F5F32
Deuteranopia#565634
Deuteranomaly#4B5B33
Tritanopia#3D5E5E
Tritanomaly#3A5F50
Achromatopsia#585858

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #356232 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-356232: #356232;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #356232;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-356232': '#356232' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.208, green: 0.384, blue: 0.196)
Android XML<color name="color_356232">#356232</color>
SVG fillfill="#356232"

More Green Colors

#356232 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#356232 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #356232?

#356232 is a dark green — rgb(53, 98, 50) in RGB and hsl(116, 32%, 29%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Mughal Green (#306030), which is below the threshold most people can see at a CIE76 distance of 1.42.

What is the RGB value of #356232?

#356232 is rgb(53, 98, 50) — red 53, green 98, and blue 50 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #356232?

#356232 converts to approximately cmyk(46%, 0%, 49%, 62%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #356232 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #356232 scores 7.13:1 against white and 2.94:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #356232 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #356232 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 12.43, which is visibly different.

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