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#59734E Color

#59734E is rgb(89, 115, 78) in RGB, hsl(102, 19%, 38%) in HSL, and about cmyk(23%, 0%, 32%, 55%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Artichoke Green (#4B6F44), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.79. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#59734E
HEX#59734E
RGBrgb(89, 115, 78)
HSLhsl(102, 19%, 38%)
HSVhsv(102, 32%, 45%)
CMYKcmyk(23%, 0%, 32%, 55%)
OKLCHoklch(52.5% 0.064 136.6)
LABlab(45.60% -15.55 17.32)
LCHlch(45.60% 23.27 131.92)

What #59734E 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 #59734E, 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.

#59734E Channel Values

How #59734E 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 89 · G 115 · B 788-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 102° · S 19% · L 38%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 102° · S 32% · V 45%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 23% · M 0% · Y 32% · K 55%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance5.27:1 vs white · 3.99:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #59734E 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 text5.27:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text3.99:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #59734E

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #59734E; 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 #59734E

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 #59734E.

How #59734E 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#59734E
Protanopia#6F6F4E
Protanomaly#67714E
Deuteranopia#6B6B4F
Deuteranomaly#646E4F
Tritanopia#5E6F6F
Tritanomaly#5C7164
Achromatopsia#6C6C6C

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #59734E in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-59734e: #59734E;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #59734E;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-59734e': '#59734E' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.349, green: 0.451, blue: 0.306)
Android XML<color name="color_59734e">#59734E</color>
SVG fillfill="#59734E"

More Green Colors

#59734E sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#59734E Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #59734E?

#59734E is a dark green — rgb(89, 115, 78) in RGB and hsl(102, 19%, 38%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Artichoke Green (#4B6F44), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.79.

What is the RGB value of #59734E?

#59734E is rgb(89, 115, 78) — red 89, green 115, and blue 78 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #59734E?

#59734E converts to approximately cmyk(23%, 0%, 32%, 55%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #59734E be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #59734E scores 5.27:1 against white and 3.99:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #59734E as a CSS color keyword?

No. #59734E 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 darkolivegreen (#556B2F) at a CIE76 distance of 13.42, which is visibly different.

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