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#116E33 Color

#116E33 is rgb(17, 110, 51) in RGB, hsl(142, 73%, 25%) in HSL, and about cmyk(85%, 0%, 54%, 57%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Dartmouth Green (#00703C), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.36. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#116E33
HEX#116E33
RGBrgb(17, 110, 51)
HSLhsl(142, 73%, 25%)
HSVhsv(142, 85%, 43%)
CMYKcmyk(85%, 0%, 54%, 57%)
OKLCHoklch(47.3% 0.123 149.9)
LABlab(40.42% -37.38 25.05)
LCHlch(40.42% 44.99 146.18)

What #116E33 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 #116E33, 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.

#116E33 Channel Values

How #116E33 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 110 · B 518-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 142° · S 73% · L 25%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 142° · S 85% · V 43%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 85% · M 0% · Y 54% · K 57%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance6.36:1 vs white · 3.3:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #116E33 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 text6.36:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text3.3:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #116E33

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #116E33; 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 #116E33

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 #116E33.

How #116E33 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#116E33
Protanopia#656534
Protanomaly#506933
Deuteranopia#5C5C36
Deuteranomaly#496435
Tritanopia#286969
Tritanomaly#216B58
Achromatopsia#5F5F5F

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #116E33 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-116e33: #116E33;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #116E33;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-116e33': '#116E33' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.067, green: 0.431, blue: 0.200)
Android XML<color name="color_116e33">#116E33</color>
SVG fillfill="#116E33"

More Green Colors

#116E33 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#116E33 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #116E33?

#116E33 is a dark green — rgb(17, 110, 51) in RGB and hsl(142, 73%, 25%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Dartmouth Green (#00703C), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.36.

What is the RGB value of #116E33?

#116E33 is rgb(17, 110, 51) — red 17, green 110, and blue 51 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #116E33?

#116E33 converts to approximately cmyk(85%, 0%, 54%, 57%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #116E33 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #116E33 scores 6.36:1 against white and 3.3:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #116E33 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #116E33 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 12.36, which is visibly different.

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