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Hunter green

#355E3B

HEX#355E3B
RGB53, 94, 59
HSL129°, 28%, 29%
CMYK44%, 0%, 37%, 63%
Relative luminance0.09

Text contrast

Aa

On white

7.46:1 Passes AA

Aa

On black

2.82:1 Below AA

Colours that work with it

Complement

#5F3558

Analogous

#445F35#355F50

Triadic

#3B355F#5F3B35

Shade scale

50100200300400500600700800

Seen with colour blindness

ProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia

How to read this

  • A hex code writes red, green and blue as two hexadecimal digits each. #ff0000 is red at full strength and the others at zero.
  • HSL states hue (0–360°), saturation and lightness. Nudging a colour brighter means changing one number, which is why it is easier to work with by hand.
  • Text contrast follows WCAG. Body-size text needs 4.5:1 or better, and 21:1 between white and black is the maximum possible.
  • The colour-blindness row computes how this colour appears under three types of colour vision deficiency — the reason never to encode information in colour alone.

Frequently asked questions

Q. What is the hex code for Hunter green?

#355E3B. That is 53, 94, 59 in RGB, and hue 129°, saturation 28%, lightness 29% in HSL.

Q. Should text on Hunter green be white or black?

White. Contrast against white is 7.46:1 and against black 2.82:1, so take the higher one if body-size text has to be readable.

Q. What is the complement of Hunter green?

#5F3558, sitting 180° across the colour wheel. Side by side the two push against each other hardest, which makes it a good accent but tiring over large areas.

Q. Can I send these CMYK values straight to print?

The computed values are C 44% · M 0% · Y 37% · K 63%. Real printing depends on paper and ink, so check against the printer's swatch book when the colour matters.

Q. Is this colour distinguishable with colour blindness?

It appears as #474743 with protanopia, #444146 with deuteranopia and #374A4C with tritanopia. Where those values converge with another colour, add a shape or a label instead of relying on hue.

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