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#11742E Color

#11742E is rgb(17, 116, 46) in RGB, hsl(138, 74%, 26%) in HSL, and about cmyk(85%, 0%, 60%, 55%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is La Salle Green (#087830), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 2.37. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#11742E
HEX#11742E
RGBrgb(17, 116, 46)
HSLhsl(138, 74%, 26%)
HSVhsv(138, 85%, 45%)
CMYKcmyk(85%, 0%, 60%, 55%)
OKLCHoklch(49% 0.136 147.6)
LABlab(42.48% -39.94 30.06)
LCHlch(42.48% 49.99 143.04)

What #11742E 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 #11742E, 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.

#11742E Channel Values

How #11742E 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 116 · B 468-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 138° · S 74% · L 26%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 138° · S 85% · V 45%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 85% · M 0% · Y 60% · K 55%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance5.9:1 vs white · 3.56:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #11742E 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 text5.9:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text3.56:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #11742E

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #11742E; 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 #11742E

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 #11742E.

How #11742E 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#11742E
Protanopia#6B6B2F
Protanomaly#546E2E
Deuteranopia#616132
Deuteranomaly#4D6931
Tritanopia#2B6E6E
Tritanomaly#23705B
Achromatopsia#646464

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #11742E in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-11742e: #11742E;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #11742E;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-11742e': '#11742E' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.067, green: 0.455, blue: 0.180)
Android XML<color name="color_11742e">#11742E</color>
SVG fillfill="#11742E"

More Green Colors

#11742E sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#11742E Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #11742E?

#11742E is a dark green — rgb(17, 116, 46) in RGB and hsl(138, 74%, 26%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is La Salle Green (#087830), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 2.37.

What is the RGB value of #11742E?

#11742E is rgb(17, 116, 46) — red 17, green 116, and blue 46 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #11742E?

#11742E converts to approximately cmyk(85%, 0%, 60%, 55%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #11742E be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #11742E scores 5.9:1 against white and 3.56:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #11742E as a CSS color keyword?

No. #11742E 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 darkgreen (#006400) at a CIE76 distance of 12.38, which is visibly different.

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