#5E7357 Color

#5E7357 is rgb(94, 115, 87) in RGB, hsl(105, 14%, 40%) in HSL, and about cmyk(18%, 0%, 24%, 55%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Artichoke Green (#4B6F44), visibly different at ΔE 10.81. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#5E7357

HEX#5E7357

RGBrgb(94, 115, 87)

HSLhsl(105, 14%, 40%)

HSVhsv(105, 24%, 45%)

CMYKcmyk(18%, 0%, 24%, 55%)

OKLCHoklch(53% 0.05 137.9)

LABlab(46.12% -12.39 12.89)

LCHlch(46.12% 17.88 133.87)

What #5E7357 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 #5E7357, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Artichoke Green#4B6F44ΔE 10.81 Xanadu#738678ΔE 11.52 Smoke#738276ΔE 11.75 Ebony#555D50ΔE 12.3 Fatigue Green#5B6238ΔE 12.37 Hooker's Green#49796BΔE 12.92

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#5E7357 Channel Values

How #5E7357 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

Model	Channels	Notes
RGB	R 94 · G 115 · B 87	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 105° · S 14% · L 40%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 105° · S 24% · V 45%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 18% · M 0% · Y 24% · K 55%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	5.16:1 vs white · 4.07:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #5E7357 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 text5.16:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Fails AABlack text4.07:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #5E7357

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #5E7357; 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 #5E7357

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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Shades

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How #5E7357 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#5E7357

Protanopia#707057

Protanomaly#697157

Deuteranopia#6D6D58

Deuteranomaly#676F57

Tritanopia#627070

Tritanomaly#607167

Achromatopsia#6D6D6D

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Using #5E7357 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-5e7357: #5E7357;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #5E7357;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-5e7357': '#5E7357' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.369, green: 0.451, blue: 0.341)

Android XML<color name="color_5e7357">#5E7357</color>

SVG fillfill="#5E7357"

More Green Colors

#5E7357 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

5e8c31 5da493 5ea500 5cb800 5ebd00 5c995c 5ee9b5 5c7b1e 5f7e20 5b6238 5fa777 57ff57 718e3e 90dab0 a3e0bf bae9d9 d1ffd1 f0fdf4 007548 00cc00 08e708 1c5434 32cd80 3fff00

#5E7357 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #5E7357?

#5E7357 is a mid-tone green — rgb(94, 115, 87) in RGB and hsl(105, 14%, 40%) 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 10.81.

What is the RGB value of #5E7357?

#5E7357 is rgb(94, 115, 87) — red 94, green 115, and blue 87 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #5E7357?

#5E7357 converts to approximately cmyk(18%, 0%, 24%, 55%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #5E7357 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #5E7357 scores 5.16:1 against white and 4.07:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #5E7357 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #5E7357 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 dimgray (#696969) at a CIE76 distance of 17.96, which is visibly different.

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