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#5E720D Color

#5E720D is rgb(94, 114, 13) in RGB, hsl(72, 80%, 25%) in HSL, and about cmyk(18%, 0%, 89%, 55%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Khaki Green (#728639), visibly different at ΔE 11.75. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#5E720D
HEX#5E720D
RGBrgb(94, 114, 13)
HSLhsl(72, 80%, 25%)
HSVhsv(72, 89%, 45%)
CMYKcmyk(18%, 0%, 89%, 55%)
OKLCHoklch(51.8% 0.12 121.3)
LABlab(45.05% -17.61 46.65)
LCHlch(45.05% 49.86 110.69)

What #5E720D 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 #5E720D, 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.

#5E720D Channel Values

How #5E720D 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 114 · B 138-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 72° · S 80% · L 25%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 72° · S 89% · V 45%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 18% · M 0% · Y 89% · K 55%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance5.4:1 vs white · 3.89:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #5E720D 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 text5.4:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text3.89:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #5E720D

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #5E720D; 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 #5E720D

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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Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #5E720D.

How #5E720D 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#5E720D
Protanopia#6F6F0E
Protanomaly#69700D
Deuteranopia#6C6C11
Deuteranomaly#676E0F
Tritanopia#666B6B
Tritanomaly#636E55
Achromatopsia#6A6A6A

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #5E720D in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-5e720d: #5E720D;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #5E720D;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-5e720d': '#5E720D' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.369, green: 0.447, blue: 0.051)
Android XML<color name="color_5e720d">#5E720D</color>
SVG fillfill="#5E720D"

More Green Colors

#5E720D sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#5E720D Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #5E720D?

#5E720D is a dark green — rgb(94, 114, 13) in RGB and hsl(72, 80%, 25%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Khaki Green (#728639), which is visibly different at a CIE76 distance of 11.75.

What is the RGB value of #5E720D?

#5E720D is rgb(94, 114, 13) — red 94, green 114, and blue 13 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #5E720D?

#5E720D converts to approximately cmyk(18%, 0%, 89%, 55%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #5E720D be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #5E720D scores 5.4:1 against white and 3.89:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #5E720D as a CSS color keyword?

No. #5E720D 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 12.22, which is visibly different.

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