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#5E8768 Color

#5E8768 is rgb(94, 135, 104) in RGB, hsl(135, 18%, 45%) in HSL, and about cmyk(30%, 0%, 23%, 47%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Oxley (#6D9A79), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.15. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#5E8768
HEX#5E8768
RGBrgb(94, 135, 104)
HSLhsl(135, 18%, 45%)
HSVhsv(135, 30%, 53%)
CMYKcmyk(30%, 0%, 23%, 47%)
OKLCHoklch(58.4% 0.066 151.6)
LABlab(52.62% -19.91 11.99)
LCHlch(52.62% 23.25 148.94)

What #5E8768 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 #5E8768, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Oxley#6D9A79ΔE 7.15Russian Green#679267ΔE 7.46Viridian#40826DΔE 10.13Amazon#3B7A57ΔE 10.15Hooker's Green#49796BΔE 11.18Wintergreen Dream#56887DΔE 11.7

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

#5E8768 Channel Values

How #5E8768 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 135 · B 1048-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 135° · S 18% · L 45%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 135° · S 30% · V 53%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 30% · M 0% · Y 23% · K 47%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.08:1 vs white · 5.14:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #5E8768 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.

Fails AAWhite text4.08:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text5.14:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #5E8768 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #5E8768

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #5E8768; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#5E8768
Complementary
#875E7D
Analogous
#68875E
Analogous
#5E877D
Triadic
#685E87
Triadic
#87685E
Split comp.
#7D5E87
Split comp.
#875E68

Tints & Shades of #5E8768

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

#729D7C
#87AB90
#9FBCA6
#B4CBBA
#CCDBD0
#E1EAE3

Shades

#52755A
#45634D
#38513F
#2E4233
#213025
#151E17

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #5E8768.

How #5E8768 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#5E8768
Protanopia#818168
Protanomaly#758468
Deuteranopia#7B7B69
Deuteranomaly#718069
Tritanopia#638484
Tritanomaly#618579
Achromatopsia#7E7E7E

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Using #5E8768 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-5e8768: #5E8768;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #5E8768;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-5e8768': '#5E8768' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.369, green: 0.529, blue: 0.408)
Android XML<color name="color_5e8768">#5E8768</color>
SVG fillfill="#5E8768"

More Green Colors

#5E8768 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#5E8768 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #5E8768?

#5E8768 is a mid-tone green — rgb(94, 135, 104) in RGB and hsl(135, 18%, 45%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Oxley (#6D9A79), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.15.

What is the RGB value of #5E8768?

#5E8768 is rgb(94, 135, 104) — red 94, green 135, and blue 104 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #5E8768?

#5E8768 converts to approximately cmyk(30%, 0%, 23%, 47%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #5E8768 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #5E8768 scores 4.08:1 against white and 5.14:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #5E8768 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #5E8768 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 seagreen (#2E8B57) at a CIE76 distance of 19.52, which is visibly different.

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