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#11836A Color

#11836A is rgb(17, 131, 106) in RGB, hsl(167, 77%, 29%) in HSL, and about cmyk(87%, 0%, 19%, 49%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Generic Viridian (#007F66), below the threshold most people can see at ΔE 1.66. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#11836A
HEX#11836A
RGBrgb(17, 131, 106)
HSLhsl(167, 77%, 29%)
HSVhsv(167, 87%, 51%)
CMYKcmyk(87%, 0%, 19%, 49%)
OKLCHoklch(54.5% 0.101 172.5)
LABlab(48.60% -35.59 4.75)
LCHlch(48.60% 35.91 172.40)

What #11836A 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 #11836A, 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.

#11836A Channel Values

How #11836A 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 131 · B 1068-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 167° · S 77% · L 29%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 167° · S 87% · V 51%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 87% · M 0% · Y 19% · K 49%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.69:1 vs white · 4.48:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #11836A 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 text4.69:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text4.48:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #11836A

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #11836A; 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 #11836A

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 #11836A.

How #11836A 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#11836A
Protanopia#78786A
Protanomaly#607D6A
Deuteranopia#6D6D6C
Deuteranomaly#57776B
Tritanopia#228080
Tritanomaly#1C8178
Achromatopsia#747474

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Using #11836A in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-11836a: #11836A;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #11836A;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-11836a': '#11836A' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.067, green: 0.514, blue: 0.416)
Android XML<color name="color_11836a">#11836A</color>
SVG fillfill="#11836A"

More Green Colors

#11836A sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#11836A Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #11836A?

#11836A is a dark green — rgb(17, 131, 106) in RGB and hsl(167, 77%, 29%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Generic Viridian (#007F66), which is below the threshold most people can see at a CIE76 distance of 1.66.

What is the RGB value of #11836A?

#11836A is rgb(17, 131, 106) — red 17, green 131, and blue 106 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #11836A?

#11836A converts to approximately cmyk(87%, 0%, 19%, 49%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #11836A be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #11836A scores 4.69:1 against white and 4.48:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #11836A as a CSS color keyword?

No. #11836A 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 teal (#008080) at a CIE76 distance of 14.69, which is visibly different.

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