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#5E660A Color

#5E660A is rgb(94, 102, 10) in RGB, hsl(65, 82%, 22%) in HSL, and about cmyk(8%, 0%, 90%, 60%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Mustard Green (#6E6E30), visibly different at ΔE 12.2. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#5E660A
HEX#5E660A
RGBrgb(94, 102, 10)
HSLhsl(65, 82%, 22%)
HSVhsv(65, 90%, 40%)
CMYKcmyk(8%, 0%, 90%, 60%)
OKLCHoklch(48.7% 0.106 115.1)
LABlab(41.27% -11.62 44.32)
LCHlch(41.27% 45.82 104.69)

What #5E660A 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 #5E660A, 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.

#5E660A Channel Values

How #5E660A 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 94 · G 102 · B 108-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 65° · S 82% · L 22%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 65° · S 90% · V 40%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 8% · M 0% · Y 90% · K 60%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance6.21:1 vs white · 3.38:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #5E660A 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 text6.21:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text3.38:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #5E660A

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #5E660A; 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 #5E660A

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 #5E660A 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#5E660A
Protanopia#65650A
Protanomaly#62650A
Deuteranopia#63630C
Deuteranomaly#61640B
Tritanopia#646060
Tritanomaly#62624B
Achromatopsia#616161

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Using #5E660A in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-5e660a: #5E660A;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #5E660A;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-5e660a': '#5E660A' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.369, green: 0.400, blue: 0.039)
Android XML<color name="color_5e660a">#5E660A</color>
SVG fillfill="#5E660A"

More Green Colors

#5E660A sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#5E660A Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #5E660A?

#5E660A is a dark green — rgb(94, 102, 10) in RGB and hsl(65, 82%, 22%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Mustard Green (#6E6E30), which is visibly different at a CIE76 distance of 12.2.

What is the RGB value of #5E660A?

#5E660A is rgb(94, 102, 10) — red 94, green 102, and blue 10 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #5E660A?

#5E660A converts to approximately cmyk(8%, 0%, 90%, 60%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #5E660A be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #5E660A scores 6.21:1 against white and 3.38:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #5E660A as a CSS color keyword?

No. #5E660A 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 14.84, which is visibly different.

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