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#5B6836 Color

#5B6836 is rgb(91, 104, 54) in RGB, hsl(76, 32%, 31%) in HSL, and about cmyk(12%, 0%, 48%, 59%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Fatigue Green (#5B6238), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.1. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#5B6836
HEX#5B6836
RGBrgb(91, 104, 54)
HSLhsl(76, 32%, 31%)
HSVhsv(76, 48%, 41%)
CMYKcmyk(12%, 0%, 48%, 59%)
OKLCHoklch(49.4% 0.074 121.1)
LABlab(41.96% -11.67 26.26)
LCHlch(41.96% 28.74 113.96)

What #5B6836 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 #5B6836, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Fatigue Green#5B6238ΔE 5.1Dark Olive Green#556B2FΔE 6.24Dark Moss Green#4A5D23ΔE 7.16Army Green#4B5320ΔE 8.74Mustard Green#6E6E30ΔE 9.71Artichoke Green#4B6F44ΔE 10.86

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every green in the library.

#5B6836 Channel Values

How #5B6836 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 91 · G 104 · B 548-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 76° · S 32% · L 31%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 76° · S 48% · V 41%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 12% · M 0% · Y 48% · K 59%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance6.04:1 vs white · 3.48:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #5B6836 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 text6.04:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text3.48:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #5B6836 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #5B6836

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #5B6836; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#5B6836
Complementary
#433668
Analogous
#685D36
Analogous
#426836
Triadic
#365B68
Triadic
#68365B
Split comp.
#364268
Split comp.
#5D3668

Tints & Shades of #5B6836

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.

Tints

#788A47
#93A857
#A8BA78
#BCC997
#D1DBB8
#E5EAD7

Shades

#4F5B2F
#434D28
#384021
#2F361C
#232815
#171B0E

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #5B6836.

How #5B6836 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#5B6836
Protanopia#666636
Protanomaly#626736
Deuteranopia#646437
Deuteranomaly#606636
Tritanopia#606363
Tritanomaly#5E6555
Achromatopsia#636363

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Using #5B6836 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-5b6836: #5B6836;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #5B6836;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-5b6836': '#5B6836' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.357, green: 0.408, blue: 0.212)
Android XML<color name="color_5b6836">#5B6836</color>
SVG fillfill="#5B6836"

More Green Colors

#5B6836 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#5B6836 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #5B6836?

#5B6836 is a dark green — rgb(91, 104, 54) in RGB and hsl(76, 32%, 31%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Fatigue Green (#5B6238), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.1.

What is the RGB value of #5B6836?

#5B6836 is rgb(91, 104, 54) — red 91, green 104, and blue 54 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #5B6836?

#5B6836 converts to approximately cmyk(12%, 0%, 48%, 59%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #5B6836 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #5B6836 scores 6.04:1 against white and 3.48:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #5B6836 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #5B6836 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 6.24, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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