Skip to content

#11372B Color

#11372B is rgb(17, 55, 43) in RGB, hsl(161, 53%, 14%) in HSL, and about cmyk(69%, 0%, 22%, 78%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Phthalo Green (#123524), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 3.57. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#11372B
HEX#11372B
RGBrgb(17, 55, 43)
HSLhsl(161, 53%, 14%)
HSVhsv(161, 69%, 22%)
CMYKcmyk(69%, 0%, 22%, 78%)
OKLCHoklch(30.6% 0.049 169.2)
LABlab(20.08% -16.76 3.35)
LCHlch(20.08% 17.09 168.71)

What #11372B 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 #11372B, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

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

#11372B Channel Values

How #11372B 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 17 · G 55 · B 438-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 161° · S 53% · L 14%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 161° · S 69% · V 22%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 69% · M 0% · Y 22% · K 78%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance13.08:1 vs white · 1.61:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #11372B 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 text13.08:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text1.61:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #11372B in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #11372B

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #11372B; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
Complementary
Analogous
Analogous
Triadic
Triadic
Split comp.
Split comp.

Tints & Shades of #11372B

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

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #11372B.

How #11372B 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#11372B
Protanopia#33332B
Protanomaly#29342B
Deuteranopia#2E2E2C
Deuteranomaly#25322C
Tritanopia#153636
Tritanomaly#133632
Achromatopsia#313131

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #11372B in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-11372b: #11372B;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #11372B;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-11372b': '#11372B' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.067, green: 0.216, blue: 0.169)
Android XML<color name="color_11372b">#11372B</color>
SVG fillfill="#11372B"

More Green Colors

#11372B sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#11372B Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #11372B?

#11372B is a darkest green — rgb(17, 55, 43) in RGB and hsl(161, 53%, 14%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Phthalo Green (#123524), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 3.57.

What is the RGB value of #11372B?

#11372B is rgb(17, 55, 43) — red 17, green 55, and blue 43 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #11372B?

#11372B converts to approximately cmyk(69%, 0%, 22%, 78%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #11372B be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #11372B scores 13.08:1 against white and 1.61:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #11372B as a CSS color keyword?

No. #11372B 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 darkslategray (#2F4F4F) at a CIE76 distance of 13.99, which is visibly different.

Open #11372B in a Tool

Keep exploring: every green in the color library, the guide to shades of green, or the full color library.