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#5E6624 Color

#5E6624 is rgb(94, 102, 36) in RGB, hsl(67, 48%, 27%) in HSL, and about cmyk(8%, 0%, 65%, 60%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Mustard Green (#6E6E30), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.63. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#5E6624
HEX#5E6624
RGBrgb(94, 102, 36)
HSLhsl(67, 48%, 27%)
HSVhsv(67, 65%, 40%)
CMYKcmyk(8%, 0%, 65%, 60%)
OKLCHoklch(48.9% 0.09 115.6)
LABlab(41.41% -10.60 34.97)
LCHlch(41.41% 36.54 106.86)

What #5E6624 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 #5E6624, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Mustard Green#6E6E30ΔE 5.63Dark Olive Green#556B2FΔE 7.49Dark Moss Green#4A5D23ΔE 8.05Antique Bronze#665D1EΔE 8.62Xander#44500CΔE 9.62Army Green#4B5320ΔE 10.42

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

#5E6624 Channel Values

How #5E6624 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 368-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 67° · S 48% · L 27%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 67° · S 65% · V 40%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 8% · M 0% · Y 65% · K 60%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance6.17:1 vs white · 3.4:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #5E6624 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 text6.17:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text3.4:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #5E6624 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #5E6624

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #5E6624; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#5E6624
Complementary
#2C2466
Analogous
#664D24
Analogous
#3D6624
Triadic
#245E66
Triadic
#66245E
Split comp.
#243D66
Split comp.
#4D2466

Tints & Shades of #5E6624

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

#818C31
#A4B13E
#BAC65D
#CBD586
#DCE2AC
#ECEFD2

Shades

#545B20
#464B1B
#3B4017
#313513
#262A0F
#181A09

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #5E6624.

How #5E6624 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#5E6624
Protanopia#656524
Protanomaly#626524
Deuteranopia#636325
Deuteranomaly#616424
Tritanopia#646161
Tritanomaly#61634F
Achromatopsia#616161

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #5E6624 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-5e6624: #5E6624;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #5E6624;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-5e6624': '#5E6624' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.369, green: 0.400, blue: 0.141)
Android XML<color name="color_5e6624">#5E6624</color>
SVG fillfill="#5E6624"

More Green Colors

#5E6624 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#5E6624 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #5E6624?

#5E6624 is a dark green — rgb(94, 102, 36) in RGB and hsl(67, 48%, 27%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Mustard Green (#6E6E30), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.63.

What is the RGB value of #5E6624?

#5E6624 is rgb(94, 102, 36) — red 94, green 102, and blue 36 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #5E6624?

#5E6624 converts to approximately cmyk(8%, 0%, 65%, 60%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #5E6624 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #5E6624 scores 6.17:1 against white and 3.4:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #5E6624 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #5E6624 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 7.49, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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