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#5D7D4A Color

#5D7D4A is rgb(93, 125, 74) in RGB, hsl(98, 26%, 39%) in HSL, and about cmyk(26%, 0%, 41%, 51%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Fern Green (#4F7942), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.06. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#5D7D4A
HEX#5D7D4A
RGBrgb(93, 125, 74)
HSLhsl(98, 26%, 39%)
HSVhsv(98, 41%, 49%)
CMYKcmyk(26%, 0%, 41%, 51%)
OKLCHoklch(55.2% 0.084 134.6)
LABlab(48.95% -19.36 23.96)
LCHlch(48.95% 30.80 128.94)

What #5D7D4A 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 #5D7D4A, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Fern Green#4F7942ΔE 5.06Artichoke Green#4B6F44ΔE 7.17Dark Olive Green#556B2FΔE 9.62Russian Green#679267ΔE 10.04Middle Green#4D8C57ΔE 11.8Mughal Green#306030ΔE 14.05

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

#5D7D4A Channel Values

How #5D7D4A 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 125 · B 748-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 98° · S 26% · L 39%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 98° · S 41% · V 49%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 26% · M 0% · Y 41% · K 51%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.67:1 vs white · 4.5:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #5D7D4A 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 text4.67:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text4.5:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #5D7D4A in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #5D7D4A

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #5D7D4A; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#5D7D4A
Complementary
#6A4A7D
Analogous
#767D4A
Analogous
#4A7D50
Triadic
#4A5D7D
Triadic
#7D4A5D
Split comp.
#504A7D
Split comp.
#7D4A76

Tints & Shades of #5D7D4A

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

#709759
#87AC72
#9DBB8B
#B5CCA8
#CBDBC2
#E4ECDF

Shades

#516D40
#455D37
#394D2D
#2D3D24
#212D1A
#151D11

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #5D7D4A.

How #5D7D4A 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#5D7D4A
Protanopia#78784A
Protanomaly#6E7A4A
Deuteranopia#74744B
Deuteranomaly#6B774B
Tritanopia#647878
Tritanomaly#617A69
Achromatopsia#747474

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #5D7D4A in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-5d7d4a: #5D7D4A;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #5D7D4A;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-5d7d4a': '#5D7D4A' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.365, green: 0.490, blue: 0.290)
Android XML<color name="color_5d7d4a">#5D7D4A</color>
SVG fillfill="#5D7D4A"

More Green Colors

#5D7D4A sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#5D7D4A Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #5D7D4A?

#5D7D4A is a dark green — rgb(93, 125, 74) in RGB and hsl(98, 26%, 39%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Fern Green (#4F7942), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.06.

What is the RGB value of #5D7D4A?

#5D7D4A is rgb(93, 125, 74) — red 93, green 125, and blue 74 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #5D7D4A?

#5D7D4A converts to approximately cmyk(26%, 0%, 41%, 51%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #5D7D4A be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #5D7D4A scores 4.67:1 against white and 4.5:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #5D7D4A as a CSS color keyword?

No. #5D7D4A 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 9.62, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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