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#115A49 Color

#115A49 is rgb(17, 90, 73) in RGB, hsl(166, 68%, 21%) in HSL, and about cmyk(81%, 0%, 19%, 65%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Bottle Green (#006A4E), visibly different at ΔE 10.14. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#115A49
HEX#115A49
RGBrgb(17, 90, 73)
HSLhsl(166, 68%, 21%)
HSVhsv(166, 81%, 35%)
CMYKcmyk(81%, 0%, 19%, 65%)
OKLCHoklch(42% 0.074 172.8)
LABlab(33.69% -26.05 3.32)
LCHlch(33.69% 26.26 172.73)

What #115A49 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 #115A49, 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.

#115A49 Channel Values

How #115A49 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 90 · B 738-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 166° · S 68% · L 21%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 166° · S 81% · V 35%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 81% · M 0% · Y 19% · K 65%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance8.13:1 vs white · 2.58:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #115A49 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 text8.13:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text2.58:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #115A49

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #115A49; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Tints & Shades of #115A49

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.

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Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #115A49.

How #115A49 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#115A49
Protanopia#535349
Protanomaly#425649
Deuteranopia#4B4B4A
Deuteranomaly#3B514A
Tritanopia#1A5858
Tritanomaly#175952
Achromatopsia#4F4F4F

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #115A49 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-115a49: #115A49;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #115A49;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-115a49': '#115A49' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.067, green: 0.353, blue: 0.286)
Android XML<color name="color_115a49">#115A49</color>
SVG fillfill="#115A49"

More Green Colors

#115A49 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#115A49 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #115A49?

#115A49 is a dark green — rgb(17, 90, 73) in RGB and hsl(166, 68%, 21%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Bottle Green (#006A4E), which is visibly different at a CIE76 distance of 10.14.

What is the RGB value of #115A49?

#115A49 is rgb(17, 90, 73) — red 17, green 90, and blue 73 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #115A49?

#115A49 converts to approximately cmyk(81%, 0%, 19%, 65%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #115A49 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #115A49 scores 8.13:1 against white and 2.58:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #115A49 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #115A49 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 15.79, which is visibly different.

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