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#35790B Color

#35790B is rgb(53, 121, 11) in RGB, hsl(97, 83%, 26%) in HSL, and about cmyk(56%, 0%, 91%, 53%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Metallic Green (#296E01), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.53. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#35790B
HEX#35790B
RGBrgb(53, 121, 11)
HSLhsl(97, 83%, 26%)
HSVhsv(97, 91%, 47%)
CMYKcmyk(56%, 0%, 91%, 53%)
OKLCHoklch(51.2% 0.151 137.4)
LABlab(44.97% -36.29 45.87)
LCHlch(44.97% 58.49 128.35)

What #35790B 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 #35790B, 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.

#35790B Channel Values

How #35790B 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 121 · B 118-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 97° · S 83% · L 26%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 97° · S 91% · V 47%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 56% · M 0% · Y 91% · K 53%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance5.4:1 vs white · 3.89:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #35790B 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 text5.4:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text3.89:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #35790B

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #35790B; 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 #35790B

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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Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #35790B.

How #35790B 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#35790B
Protanopia#71710D
Protanomaly#5E740C
Deuteranopia#686815
Deuteranomaly#586F12
Tritanopia#457272
Tritanomaly#3F755A
Achromatopsia#6A6A6A

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #35790B in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-35790b: #35790B;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #35790B;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-35790b': '#35790B' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.208, green: 0.475, blue: 0.043)
Android XML<color name="color_35790b">#35790B</color>
SVG fillfill="#35790B"

More Green Colors

#35790B sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#35790B Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #35790B?

#35790B is a dark green — rgb(53, 121, 11) in RGB and hsl(97, 83%, 26%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Metallic Green (#296E01), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.53.

What is the RGB value of #35790B?

#35790B is rgb(53, 121, 11) — red 53, green 121, and blue 11 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #35790B?

#35790B converts to approximately cmyk(56%, 0%, 91%, 53%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #35790B be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #35790B scores 5.4:1 against white and 3.89:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #35790B as a CSS color keyword?

No. #35790B 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 darkgreen (#006400) at a CIE76 distance of 10.73, which is visibly different.

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