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#5E793E Color

#5E793E is rgb(94, 121, 62) in RGB, hsl(87, 32%, 36%) in HSL, and about cmyk(22%, 0%, 49%, 53%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Dark Olive Green (#556B2F), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.76. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#5E793E
HEX#5E793E
RGBrgb(94, 121, 62)
HSLhsl(87, 32%, 36%)
HSVhsv(87, 49%, 47%)
CMYKcmyk(22%, 0%, 49%, 53%)
OKLCHoklch(54% 0.09 129.2)
LABlab(47.61% -18.24 28.82)
LCHlch(47.61% 34.10 122.33)

What #5E793E 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 #5E793E, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Dark Olive Green#556B2FΔE 5.76Fern Green#4F7942ΔE 6.57Artichoke Green#4B6F44ΔE 10.29Khaki Green#728639ΔE 10.86Dark Moss Green#4A5D23ΔE 11.26Mustard Green#6E6E30ΔE 12.74

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

#5E793E Channel Values

How #5E793E 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 121 · B 628-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 87° · S 32% · L 36%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 87° · S 49% · V 47%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 22% · M 0% · Y 49% · K 53%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.91:1 vs white · 4.28:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #5E793E 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 text4.91:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text4.28:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #5E793E

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #5E793E; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#5E793E
Complementary
#593E79
Analogous
#79763E
Analogous
#41793E
Triadic
#3E5F79
Triadic
#793E5F
Split comp.
#3E4179
Split comp.
#763E79

Tints & Shades of #5E793E

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

#76974E
#8DAF64
#A4BF82
#B7CD9D
#CEDCBC
#E4ECDA

Shades

#526836
#475B2F
#3A4A26
#2F3D1F
#222C17
#181E10

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How #5E793E 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#5E793E
Protanopia#75753E
Protanomaly#6C773E
Deuteranopia#71713F
Deuteranomaly#6A743F
Tritanopia#657474
Tritanomaly#627662
Achromatopsia#717171

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Using #5E793E in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-5e793e: #5E793E;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #5E793E;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-5e793e': '#5E793E' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.369, green: 0.475, blue: 0.243)
Android XML<color name="color_5e793e">#5E793E</color>
SVG fillfill="#5E793E"

More Green Colors

#5E793E sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#5E793E Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #5E793E?

#5E793E is a dark green — rgb(94, 121, 62) in RGB and hsl(87, 32%, 36%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Dark Olive Green (#556B2F), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.76.

What is the RGB value of #5E793E?

#5E793E is rgb(94, 121, 62) — red 94, green 121, and blue 62 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #5E793E?

#5E793E converts to approximately cmyk(22%, 0%, 49%, 53%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #5E793E be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #5E793E scores 4.91:1 against white and 4.28:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #5E793E as a CSS color keyword?

No. #5E793E 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 5.76, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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