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#5A712D Color

#5A712D is rgb(90, 113, 45) in RGB, hsl(80, 43%, 31%) in HSL, and about cmyk(20%, 0%, 60%, 56%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Dark Olive Green (#556B2F), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.42. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#5A712D
HEX#5A712D
RGBrgb(90, 113, 45)
HSLhsl(80, 43%, 31%)
HSVhsv(80, 60%, 44%)
CMYKcmyk(20%, 0%, 60%, 56%)
OKLCHoklch(51.4% 0.098 125.4)
LABlab(44.62% -17.39 33.98)
LCHlch(44.62% 38.17 117.09)

What #5A712D 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 #5A712D, 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.

#5A712D Channel Values

How #5A712D 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 90 · G 113 · B 458-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 80° · S 43% · L 31%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 80° · S 60% · V 44%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 20% · M 0% · Y 60% · K 56%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance5.48:1 vs white · 3.83:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #5A712D 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 text5.48:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text3.83:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #5A712D

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #5A712D; 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 #5A712D

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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How #5A712D 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#5A712D
Protanopia#6D6D2D
Protanomaly#666F2D
Deuteranopia#6A6A2F
Deuteranomaly#646D2E
Tritanopia#616B6B
Tritanomaly#5E6E59
Achromatopsia#696969

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Using #5A712D in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-5a712d: #5A712D;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #5A712D;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-5a712d': '#5A712D' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.353, green: 0.443, blue: 0.176)
Android XML<color name="color_5a712d">#5A712D</color>
SVG fillfill="#5A712D"

More Green Colors

#5A712D sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#5A712D Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #5A712D?

#5A712D is a dark green — rgb(90, 113, 45) in RGB and hsl(80, 43%, 31%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Dark Olive Green (#556B2F), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.42.

What is the RGB value of #5A712D?

#5A712D is rgb(90, 113, 45) — red 90, green 113, and blue 45 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #5A712D?

#5A712D converts to approximately cmyk(20%, 0%, 60%, 56%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #5A712D be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #5A712D scores 5.48:1 against white and 3.83:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #5A712D as a CSS color keyword?

No. #5A712D 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 4.42, which is very hard to tell apart.

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