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#357939 Color

#357939 is rgb(53, 121, 57) in RGB, hsl(124, 39%, 34%) in HSL, and about cmyk(56%, 0%, 53%, 53%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is La Salle Green (#087830), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 9.12. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#357939
HEX#357939
RGBrgb(53, 121, 57)
HSLhsl(124, 39%, 34%)
HSVhsv(124, 56%, 47%)
CMYKcmyk(56%, 0%, 53%, 53%)
OKLCHoklch(51.6% 0.119 144.7)
LABlab(45.29% -33.22 28.02)
LCHlch(45.29% 43.46 139.85)

What #357939 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 #357939, 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.

#357939 Channel Values

How #357939 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 578-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 124° · S 39% · L 34%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 124° · S 56% · V 47%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 56% · M 0% · Y 53% · K 53%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance5.32:1 vs white · 3.95:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #357939 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 text5.32:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text3.95:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #357939

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #357939; 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 #357939

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 #357939.

How #357939 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#357939
Protanopia#71713A
Protanomaly#5E7439
Deuteranopia#68683C
Deuteranomaly#586F3B
Tritanopia#427373
Tritanomaly#3D7661
Achromatopsia#6B6B6B

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #357939 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-357939: #357939;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #357939;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-357939': '#357939' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.208, green: 0.475, blue: 0.224)
Android XML<color name="color_357939">#357939</color>
SVG fillfill="#357939"

More Green Colors

#357939 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#357939 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #357939?

#357939 is a dark green — rgb(53, 121, 57) in RGB and hsl(124, 39%, 34%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is La Salle Green (#087830), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 9.12.

What is the RGB value of #357939?

#357939 is rgb(53, 121, 57) — red 53, green 121, and blue 57 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #357939?

#357939 converts to approximately cmyk(56%, 0%, 53%, 53%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #357939 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #357939 scores 5.32:1 against white and 3.95:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #357939 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #357939 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 seagreen (#2E8B57) at a CIE76 distance of 11.46, which is visibly different.

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