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#18772D Color

#18772D is rgb(24, 119, 45) in RGB, hsl(133, 66%, 28%) in HSL, and about cmyk(80%, 0%, 62%, 53%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is La Salle Green (#087830), below the threshold most people can see at ΔE 2.23. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#18772D
HEX#18772D
RGBrgb(24, 119, 45)
HSLhsl(133, 66%, 28%)
HSVhsv(133, 80%, 47%)
CMYKcmyk(80%, 0%, 62%, 53%)
OKLCHoklch(50% 0.139 146.4)
LABlab(43.63% -40.08 31.91)
LCHlch(43.63% 51.23 141.48)

What #18772D 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 #18772D, 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.

#18772D Channel Values

How #18772D 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 24 · G 119 · B 458-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 133° · S 66% · L 28%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 133° · S 80% · V 47%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 80% · M 0% · Y 62% · K 53%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance5.65:1 vs white · 3.72:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #18772D 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 text5.65:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text3.72:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #18772D

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #18772D; 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 #18772D

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 #18772D.

How #18772D 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#18772D
Protanopia#6E6E2E
Protanomaly#57712D
Deuteranopia#646431
Deuteranomaly#506C30
Tritanopia#307171
Tritanomaly#28735D
Achromatopsia#676767

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Using #18772D in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-18772d: #18772D;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #18772D;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-18772d': '#18772D' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.094, green: 0.467, blue: 0.176)
Android XML<color name="color_18772d">#18772D</color>
SVG fillfill="#18772D"

More Green Colors

#18772D sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#18772D Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #18772D?

#18772D is a dark green — rgb(24, 119, 45) in RGB and hsl(133, 66%, 28%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is La Salle Green (#087830), which is below the threshold most people can see at a CIE76 distance of 2.23.

What is the RGB value of #18772D?

#18772D is rgb(24, 119, 45) — red 24, green 119, and blue 45 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #18772D?

#18772D converts to approximately cmyk(80%, 0%, 62%, 53%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #18772D be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #18772D scores 5.65:1 against white and 3.72:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #18772D as a CSS color keyword?

No. #18772D 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 11.53, which is visibly different.

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