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#118850 Color

#118850 is rgb(17, 136, 80) in RGB, hsl(152, 78%, 30%) in HSL, and about cmyk(88%, 0%, 41%, 47%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Traffic Green (#008754), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 2.84. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#118850
HEX#118850
RGBrgb(17, 136, 80)
HSLhsl(152, 78%, 30%)
HSVhsv(152, 88%, 53%)
CMYKcmyk(88%, 0%, 41%, 47%)
OKLCHoklch(55.3% 0.13 155.6)
LABlab(49.81% -42.10 21.11)
LCHlch(49.81% 47.09 153.38)

What #118850 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 #118850, 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.

#118850 Channel Values

How #118850 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 136 · B 808-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 152° · S 78% · L 30%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 152° · S 88% · V 53%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 88% · M 0% · Y 41% · K 47%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.51:1 vs white · 4.66:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #118850 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 text4.51:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text4.66:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #118850 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #118850

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #118850; 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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Analogous
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Triadic
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Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #118850

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.

Tints

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #118850.

How #118850 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#118850
Protanopia#7D7D51
Protanomaly#638250
Deuteranopia#717153
Deuteranomaly#5A7B52
Tritanopia#2D8383
Tritanomaly#258572
Achromatopsia#777777

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #118850 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-118850: #118850;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #118850;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-118850': '#118850' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.067, green: 0.533, blue: 0.314)
Android XML<color name="color_118850">#118850</color>
SVG fillfill="#118850"

More Green Colors

#118850 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#118850 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #118850?

#118850 is a dark green — rgb(17, 136, 80) in RGB and hsl(152, 78%, 30%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Traffic Green (#008754), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 2.84.

What is the RGB value of #118850?

#118850 is rgb(17, 136, 80) — red 17, green 136, and blue 80 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #118850?

#118850 converts to approximately cmyk(88%, 0%, 41%, 47%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #118850 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #118850 scores 4.51:1 against white and 4.66:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #118850 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #118850 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 4.81, which is very hard to tell apart.

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