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#115F38 Color

#115F38 is rgb(17, 95, 56) in RGB, hsl(150, 70%, 22%) in HSL, and about cmyk(82%, 0%, 41%, 63%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Cadmium Green (#006B3C), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.44. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#115F38
HEX#115F38
RGBrgb(17, 95, 56)
HSLhsl(150, 70%, 22%)
HSVhsv(150, 82%, 37%)
CMYKcmyk(82%, 0%, 41%, 63%)
OKLCHoklch(43% 0.097 155.7)
LABlab(35.14% -31.31 15.59)
LCHlch(35.14% 34.98 153.52)

What #115F38 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 #115F38, 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.

#115F38 Channel Values

How #115F38 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 95 · B 568-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 150° · S 70% · L 22%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 150° · S 82% · V 37%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 82% · M 0% · Y 41% · K 63%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance7.73:1 vs white · 2.72:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #115F38 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 text7.73:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text2.72:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #115F38

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #115F38; 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 #115F38

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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Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #115F38.

How #115F38 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#115F38
Protanopia#575738
Protanomaly#455A38
Deuteranopia#4F4F3A
Deuteranomaly#3F5639
Tritanopia#215B5B
Tritanomaly#1C5D4F
Achromatopsia#535353

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #115F38 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-115f38: #115F38;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #115F38;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-115f38': '#115F38' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.067, green: 0.373, blue: 0.220)
Android XML<color name="color_115f38">#115F38</color>
SVG fillfill="#115F38"

More Green Colors

#115F38 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#115F38 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #115F38?

#115F38 is a dark green — rgb(17, 95, 56) in RGB and hsl(150, 70%, 22%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Cadmium Green (#006B3C), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.44.

What is the RGB value of #115F38?

#115F38 is rgb(17, 95, 56) — red 17, green 95, and blue 56 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #115F38?

#115F38 converts to approximately cmyk(82%, 0%, 41%, 63%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #115F38 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #115F38 scores 7.73:1 against white and 2.72:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #115F38 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #115F38 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 seagreen (#2E8B57) at a CIE76 distance of 18.06, which is visibly different.

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