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#36932A Color

#36932A is rgb(54, 147, 42) in RGB, hsl(113, 56%, 37%) in HSL, and about cmyk(63%, 0%, 71%, 42%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Forest Green (#228B22), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 3.83. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#36932A
HEX#36932A
RGBrgb(54, 147, 42)
HSLhsl(113, 56%, 37%)
HSVhsv(113, 71%, 58%)
CMYKcmyk(63%, 0%, 71%, 42%)
OKLCHoklch(58.6% 0.166 141.5)
LABlab(53.90% -43.74 44.46)
LCHlch(53.90% 62.37 134.53)

What #36932A 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 #36932A, 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.

#36932A Channel Values

How #36932A 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 54 · G 147 · B 428-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 113° · S 56% · L 37%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 113° · S 71% · V 58%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 63% · M 0% · Y 71% · K 42%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.92:1 vs white · 5.36:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #36932A 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 text3.92:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text5.36:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #36932A

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #36932A; 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 #36932A

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 #36932A.

How #36932A 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#36932A
Protanopia#89892B
Protanomaly#718D2B
Deuteranopia#7E7E31
Deuteranomaly#68872E
Tritanopia#4B8B8B
Tritanomaly#448E71
Achromatopsia#818181

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #36932A in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-36932a: #36932A;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #36932A;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-36932a': '#36932A' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.212, green: 0.576, blue: 0.165)
Android XML<color name="color_36932a">#36932A</color>
SVG fillfill="#36932A"

More Green Colors

#36932A sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#36932A Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #36932A?

#36932A is a dark green — rgb(54, 147, 42) in RGB and hsl(113, 56%, 37%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Forest Green (#228B22), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 3.83.

What is the RGB value of #36932A?

#36932A is rgb(54, 147, 42) — red 54, green 147, and blue 42 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #36932A?

#36932A converts to approximately cmyk(63%, 0%, 71%, 42%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #36932A be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #36932A scores 3.92:1 against white and 5.36:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #36932A as a CSS color keyword?

No. #36932A 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 3.83, which is very hard to tell apart.

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