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#5F662E Color

#5F662E is rgb(95, 102, 46) in RGB, hsl(68, 38%, 29%) in HSL, and about cmyk(7%, 0%, 55%, 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 5.96. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#5F662E
HEX#5F662E
RGBrgb(95, 102, 46)
HSLhsl(68, 38%, 29%)
HSVhsv(68, 55%, 40%)
CMYKcmyk(7%, 0%, 55%, 60%)
OKLCHoklch(49.1% 0.079 115.3)
LABlab(41.59% -9.48 30.21)
LCHlch(41.59% 31.67 107.43)

What #5F662E 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 #5F662E, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Mustard Green#6E6E30ΔE 5.96Dark Olive Green#556B2FΔE 6.96Dark Moss Green#4A5D23ΔE 7.29Fatigue Green#5B6238ΔE 7.55Army Green#4B5320ΔE 8.2Antique Bronze#665D1EΔE 9.48

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

#5F662E Channel Values

How #5F662E 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 95 · G 102 · B 468-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 68° · S 38% · L 29%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 68° · S 55% · V 40%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 7% · M 0% · Y 55% · K 60%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance6.13:1 vs white · 3.43:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #5F662E 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 text6.13:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text3.43:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #5F662E

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #5F662E; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#5F662E
Complementary
#352E66
Analogous
#66512E
Analogous
#42662E
Triadic
#2E5F66
Triadic
#662E5F
Split comp.
#2E4266
Split comp.
#512E66

Tints & Shades of #5F662E

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

#7F893E
#A0AC4D
#B4BE6F
#C4CC8E
#D7DCB2
#E9ECD5

Shades

#525828
#484D23
#3B3F1C
#313518
#242711
#1A1C0D

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How #5F662E 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#5F662E
Protanopia#65652E
Protanomaly#63652E
Deuteranopia#64642E
Deuteranomaly#62652E
Tritanopia#646161
Tritanomaly#626351
Achromatopsia#626262

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Using #5F662E in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-5f662e: #5F662E;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #5F662E;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-5f662e': '#5F662E' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.373, green: 0.400, blue: 0.180)
Android XML<color name="color_5f662e">#5F662E</color>
SVG fillfill="#5F662E"

More Green Colors

#5F662E sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#5F662E Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #5F662E?

#5F662E is a dark green — rgb(95, 102, 46) in RGB and hsl(68, 38%, 29%) 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 5.96.

What is the RGB value of #5F662E?

#5F662E is rgb(95, 102, 46) — red 95, green 102, and blue 46 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #5F662E?

#5F662E converts to approximately cmyk(7%, 0%, 55%, 60%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #5F662E be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #5F662E scores 6.13:1 against white and 3.43:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #5F662E as a CSS color keyword?

No. #5F662E 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 6.96, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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