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#5F792F Color

#5F792F is rgb(95, 121, 47) in RGB, hsl(81, 44%, 33%) in HSL, and about cmyk(21%, 0%, 61%, 53%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Khaki Green (#728639), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.26. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#5F792F
HEX#5F792F
RGBrgb(95, 121, 47)
HSLhsl(81, 44%, 33%)
HSVhsv(81, 61%, 47%)
CMYKcmyk(21%, 0%, 61%, 53%)
OKLCHoklch(53.9% 0.105 126)
LABlab(47.53% -19.03 36.33)
LCHlch(47.53% 41.01 117.65)

What #5F792F 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 #5F792F, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Khaki Green#728639ΔE 6.26Dark Olive Green#556B2FΔE 8.35Sap Green#507D2AΔE 8.49Fern Green#4F7942ΔE 12.03Maximum Green#5E8C31ΔE 12.08Mustard Green#6E6E30ΔE 12.68

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

#5F792F Channel Values

How #5F792F 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 121 · B 478-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 81° · S 44% · L 33%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 81° · S 61% · V 47%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 21% · M 0% · Y 61% · K 53%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.93:1 vs white · 4.26:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #5F792F 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 text4.93:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text4.26:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #5F792F in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #5F792F

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #5F792F; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#5F792F
Complementary
#492F79
Analogous
#796E2F
Analogous
#3A792F
Triadic
#2F5F79
Triadic
#792F5F
Split comp.
#2F3A79
Split comp.
#6E2F79

Tints & Shades of #5F792F

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

#799A3C
#95BA4F
#A9C770
#BDD491
#D1E1B2
#E7EFD7

Shades

#546A29
#485C24
#3D4D1E
#2E3B17
#232C11
#171D0B

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #5F792F.

How #5F792F 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#5F792F
Protanopia#75752F
Protanomaly#6D772F
Deuteranopia#717131
Deuteranomaly#6A7430
Tritanopia#677373
Tritanomaly#64755F
Achromatopsia#707070

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Using #5F792F in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-5f792f: #5F792F;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #5F792F;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-5f792f': '#5F792F' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.373, green: 0.475, blue: 0.184)
Android XML<color name="color_5f792f">#5F792F</color>
SVG fillfill="#5F792F"

More Green Colors

#5F792F sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#5F792F Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #5F792F?

#5F792F is a dark green — rgb(95, 121, 47) in RGB and hsl(81, 44%, 33%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Khaki Green (#728639), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.26.

What is the RGB value of #5F792F?

#5F792F is rgb(95, 121, 47) — red 95, green 121, and blue 47 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #5F792F?

#5F792F converts to approximately cmyk(21%, 0%, 61%, 53%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #5F792F be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #5F792F scores 4.93:1 against white and 4.26:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #5F792F as a CSS color keyword?

No. #5F792F 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 8.35, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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