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#5B8122 Color

#5B8122 is rgb(91, 129, 34) in RGB, hsl(84, 58%, 32%) in HSL, and about cmyk(29%, 0%, 74%, 49%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Maximum Green (#5E8C31), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.26. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#5B8122
HEX#5B8122
RGBrgb(91, 129, 34)
HSLhsl(84, 58%, 32%)
HSVhsv(84, 74%, 51%)
CMYKcmyk(29%, 0%, 74%, 49%)
OKLCHoklch(55.5% 0.129 129)
LABlab(49.69% -25.17 44.05)
LCHlch(49.69% 50.74 119.74)

What #5B8122 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 #5B8122, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Maximum Green#5E8C31ΔE 5.26Sap Green#507D2AΔE 6.16Olive Drab#6B8E23ΔE 7.16Khaki Green#728639ΔE 10.93Metallic Green#296E01ΔE 14.1May Green#4C9141ΔE 14.27

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

#5B8122 Channel Values

How #5B8122 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 129 · B 348-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 84° · S 58% · L 32%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 84° · S 74% · V 51%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 29% · M 0% · Y 74% · K 49%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.56:1 vs white · 4.61:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #5B8122 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 text4.56:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text4.61:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #5B8122 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #5B8122

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #5B8122; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#5B8122
Complementary
#482281
Analogous
#817722
Analogous
#2C8122
Triadic
#225B81
Triadic
#81225B
Split comp.
#222C81
Split comp.
#772281

Tints & Shades of #5B8122

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

#75A52C
#91CB3A
#A5D45E
#BBDF86
#D0E9AA
#E6F3D3

Shades

#50711E
#44611A
#395115
#2E4011
#22300D
#172009

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #5B8122.

How #5B8122 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#5B8122
Protanopia#7C7C23
Protanomaly#707E22
Deuteranopia#767626
Deuteranomaly#6C7B24
Tritanopia#657A7A
Tritanomaly#617D62
Achromatopsia#767676

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #5B8122 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-5b8122: #5B8122;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #5B8122;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-5b8122': '#5B8122' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.357, green: 0.506, blue: 0.133)
Android XML<color name="color_5b8122">#5B8122</color>
SVG fillfill="#5B8122"

More Green Colors

#5B8122 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#5B8122 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #5B8122?

#5B8122 is a dark green — rgb(91, 129, 34) in RGB and hsl(84, 58%, 32%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Maximum Green (#5E8C31), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.26.

What is the RGB value of #5B8122?

#5B8122 is rgb(91, 129, 34) — red 91, green 129, and blue 34 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #5B8122?

#5B8122 converts to approximately cmyk(29%, 0%, 74%, 49%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #5B8122 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #5B8122 scores 4.56:1 against white and 4.61:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #5B8122 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #5B8122 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 7.16, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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