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#35923E Color

#35923E is rgb(53, 146, 62) in RGB, hsl(126, 47%, 39%) in HSL, and about cmyk(64%, 0%, 58%, 43%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is May Green (#4C9141), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.95. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#35923E
HEX#35923E
RGBrgb(53, 146, 62)
HSLhsl(126, 47%, 39%)
HSVhsv(126, 64%, 57%)
CMYKcmyk(64%, 0%, 58%, 43%)
OKLCHoklch(58.5% 0.15 145)
LABlab(53.70% -42.00 35.41)
LCHlch(53.70% 54.94 139.87)

What #35923E 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 #35923E, 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.

#35923E Channel Values

How #35923E 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 146 · B 628-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 126° · S 47% · L 39%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 126° · S 64% · V 57%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 64% · M 0% · Y 58% · K 43%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.94:1 vs white · 5.33:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #35923E 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 text3.94:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text5.33:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #35923E

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #35923E; 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 #35923E

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 #35923E.

How #35923E 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#35923E
Protanopia#88883F
Protanomaly#708C3E
Deuteranopia#7D7D42
Deuteranomaly#678641
Tritanopia#498B8B
Tritanomaly#428E74
Achromatopsia#808080

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #35923E in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-35923e: #35923E;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #35923E;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-35923e': '#35923E' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.208, green: 0.573, blue: 0.243)
Android XML<color name="color_35923e">#35923E</color>
SVG fillfill="#35923E"

More Green Colors

#35923E sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#35923E Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #35923E?

#35923E is a dark green — rgb(53, 146, 62) in RGB and hsl(126, 47%, 39%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is May Green (#4C9141), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.95.

What is the RGB value of #35923E?

#35923E is rgb(53, 146, 62) — red 53, green 146, and blue 62 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #35923E?

#35923E converts to approximately cmyk(64%, 0%, 58%, 43%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #35923E be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #35923E scores 3.94:1 against white and 5.33:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #35923E as a CSS color keyword?

No. #35923E 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 9.87, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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