Swamp is a medium dark medium bright shade of Green. It belongs to the color family Spring Green, and it has medium lightness and medium saturation. Swamp is a warm color.
RGB space
CMYK space
The hex code for Swamp is #698339.
In the RGB (Red, Green, Blue) color space, which is used for digital colors, Swamp has 41%% Red, 51% Green, and 22% Blue.
Swamp has 81° Hue, 56% Saturation, and 51% Value in the HSV (Hue, Saturation, Value) color space, which is another way to represent digital colors.
Swamp has 81° Hue, 39% Saturation, and 37% Lightness in the HSL (Hue, Saturation, Lightness) color space, which is a different way to express digital colors.
Swamp has 20% cyan, 0% magenta, 56% yellow, and 49% black in the CMYK (Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black) color space, which is used for color printing.
Color Space |
Original Units |
Percentage |
---|---|---|
Hex |
#698339 |
|
RGB |
(105, 131, 57) |
(41%, 51%, 22%) |
HSV |
(81°, 56, 51) |
(22%, 56%, 51%) |
HSL |
(81°, 39, 37) |
(22%, 39%, 37%) |
CMYK |
(20, 0, 56, 49) |
(20%, 0%, 56%, 49%) |
The natural luminance of Swamp is 20%, which is low.
Swamp has a higher contrast with black than white.
Swamp and black have a 4.9:1 contrast ratio, which meets the AA requirement. These colors are suitable for titles.
Swamp and white have a 4.3:1 contrast ratio, which is insufficient for readability.
Luminance |
Contrast to Black |
Contrast to White |
---|---|---|
20% |
AA (4.9) |
insufficient (4.3) |
Example Black |
Example White |
Example Black |
Example White |
To mix Swamp paint using eight primary colors (Red, Green, Blue, Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, White, and Black), you'll need to combine 14% Yellow, 15% Green, 49% Black, 22% White, as shown below.
Yellow
14%
Red
0%
Green
15%
Blue
0%
Cyan
0%
Magenta
0%
Black
49%
White
22%
To mix Swamp paint using five primary colors (Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, White, and Black), you'll need to combine 8% Cyan, 21% Yellow, 49% Black, 22% White, as shown below.
Cyan
8%
Magenta
0%
Yellow
21%
Black
49%
White
22%
Colors similar to Swamp are: Khaki Green, Military Green, Moss Green, Dirty Green, and Muddy Green. Khaki Green is more yellow than Swamp. Military Green is paler than Swamp. Moss Green is more green and brighter than Swamp. Dirty Green is more yellow and brighter than Swamp. Muddy Green is more yellow and darker than Swamp.