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#5D795D Color

#5D795D is rgb(93, 121, 93) in RGB, hsl(120, 13%, 42%) in HSL, and about cmyk(23%, 0%, 23%, 53%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Artichoke Green (#4B6F44), visibly different at ΔE 10.51. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#5D795D
HEX#5D795D
RGBrgb(93, 121, 93)
HSLhsl(120, 13%, 42%)
HSVhsv(120, 23%, 47%)
CMYKcmyk(23%, 0%, 23%, 53%)
OKLCHoklch(54.6% 0.054 144.8)
LABlab(48.01% -15.00 11.97)
LCHlch(48.01% 19.20 141.40)

What #5D795D 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 #5D795D, 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.

#5D795D Channel Values

How #5D795D 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 93 · G 121 · B 938-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 120° · S 13% · L 42%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 120° · S 23% · V 47%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 23% · M 0% · Y 23% · K 53%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.82:1 vs white · 4.36:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #5D795D 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 text4.82:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text4.36:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #5D795D

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #5D795D; 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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Analogous
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Tints & Shades of #5D795D

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

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #5D795D.

How #5D795D 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#5D795D
Protanopia#75755D
Protanomaly#6C775D
Deuteranopia#71715E
Deuteranomaly#69745E
Tritanopia#617676
Tritanomaly#60776D
Achromatopsia#727272

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #5D795D in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-5d795d: #5D795D;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #5D795D;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-5d795d': '#5D795D' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.365, green: 0.475, blue: 0.365)
Android XML<color name="color_5d795d">#5D795D</color>
SVG fillfill="#5D795D"

More Green Colors

#5D795D sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#5D795D Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #5D795D?

#5D795D is a mid-tone green — rgb(93, 121, 93) in RGB and hsl(120, 13%, 42%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Artichoke Green (#4B6F44), which is visibly different at a CIE76 distance of 10.51.

What is the RGB value of #5D795D?

#5D795D is rgb(93, 121, 93) — red 93, green 121, and blue 93 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #5D795D?

#5D795D converts to approximately cmyk(23%, 0%, 23%, 53%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #5D795D be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #5D795D scores 4.82:1 against white and 4.36:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #5D795D as a CSS color keyword?

No. #5D795D 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 19.24, which is visibly different.

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