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#52860E Color

#52860E is rgb(82, 134, 14) in RGB, hsl(86, 81%, 29%) in HSL, and about cmyk(39%, 0%, 90%, 47%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Olive Drab (#6B8E23), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.29. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#52860E
HEX#52860E
RGBrgb(82, 134, 14)
HSLhsl(86, 81%, 29%)
HSVhsv(86, 90%, 53%)
CMYKcmyk(39%, 0%, 90%, 47%)
OKLCHoklch(56.2% 0.151 131.9)
LABlab(50.68% -31.54 50.64)
LCHlch(50.68% 59.66 121.91)

What #52860E 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 #52860E, 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.

#52860E Channel Values

How #52860E 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 82 · G 134 · B 148-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 86° · S 81% · L 29%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 86° · S 90% · V 53%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 39% · M 0% · Y 90% · K 47%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.4:1 vs white · 4.78:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #52860E 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 text4.4:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text4.78:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #52860E

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #52860E; 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 #52860E

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 #52860E.

How #52860E 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#52860E
Protanopia#7F7F10
Protanomaly#70820F
Deuteranopia#787817
Deuteranomaly#6B7E14
Tritanopia#5F7E7E
Tritanomaly#5A8164
Achromatopsia#787878

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #52860E in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-52860e: #52860E;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #52860E;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-52860e': '#52860E' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.322, green: 0.525, blue: 0.055)
Android XML<color name="color_52860e">#52860E</color>
SVG fillfill="#52860E"

More Green Colors

#52860E sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#52860E Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #52860E?

#52860E is a dark green — rgb(82, 134, 14) in RGB and hsl(86, 81%, 29%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Olive Drab (#6B8E23), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.29.

What is the RGB value of #52860E?

#52860E is rgb(82, 134, 14) — red 82, green 134, and blue 14 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #52860E?

#52860E converts to approximately cmyk(39%, 0%, 90%, 47%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #52860E be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #52860E scores 4.4:1 against white and 4.78:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #52860E as a CSS color keyword?

No. #52860E 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 olivedrab (#6B8E23) at a CIE76 distance of 8.29, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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