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#39852E Color

#39852E is rgb(57, 133, 46) in RGB, hsl(112, 49%, 35%) in HSL, and about cmyk(57%, 0%, 65%, 48%) 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 6.42. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#39852E
HEX#39852E
RGBrgb(57, 133, 46)
HSLhsl(112, 49%, 35%)
HSVhsv(112, 65%, 52%)
CMYKcmyk(57%, 0%, 65%, 48%)
OKLCHoklch(54.9% 0.144 141.2)
LABlab(49.36% -37.72 38.08)
LCHlch(49.36% 53.60 134.73)

What #39852E 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 #39852E, 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.

#39852E Channel Values

How #39852E 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 57 · G 133 · B 468-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 112° · S 49% · L 35%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 112° · S 65% · V 52%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 57% · M 0% · Y 65% · K 48%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.6:1 vs white · 4.57:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #39852E 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 text4.6:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text4.57:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #39852E

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #39852E; 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 #39852E

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 #39852E.

How #39852E 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#39852E
Protanopia#7C7C2F
Protanomaly#68802E
Deuteranopia#737333
Deuteranomaly#617A31
Tritanopia#497E7E
Tritanomaly#438167
Achromatopsia#757575

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #39852E in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-39852e: #39852E;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #39852E;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-39852e': '#39852E' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.224, green: 0.522, blue: 0.180)
Android XML<color name="color_39852e">#39852E</color>
SVG fillfill="#39852E"

More Green Colors

#39852E sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#39852E Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #39852E?

#39852E is a dark green — rgb(57, 133, 46) in RGB and hsl(112, 49%, 35%) 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 6.42.

What is the RGB value of #39852E?

#39852E is rgb(57, 133, 46) — red 57, green 133, and blue 46 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #39852E?

#39852E converts to approximately cmyk(57%, 0%, 65%, 48%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #39852E be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #39852E scores 4.6:1 against white and 4.57:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #39852E as a CSS color keyword?

No. #39852E 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 10.05, which is visibly different.

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