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#18901A Color

#18901A is rgb(24, 144, 26) in RGB, hsl(121, 71%, 33%) in HSL, and about cmyk(83%, 0%, 82%, 44%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is India Green (#138808), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 3.45. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#18901A
HEX#18901A
RGBrgb(24, 144, 26)
HSLhsl(121, 71%, 33%)
HSVhsv(121, 83%, 56%)
CMYKcmyk(83%, 0%, 82%, 44%)
OKLCHoklch(57% 0.181 142.9)
LABlab(52.13% -49.07 47.99)
LCHlch(52.13% 68.64 135.64)

What #18901A 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 #18901A, 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.

#18901A Channel Values

How #18901A 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 144 · B 268-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 121° · S 71% · L 33%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 121° · S 83% · V 56%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 83% · M 0% · Y 82% · K 44%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.16:1 vs white · 5.04:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #18901A 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.

Fails AAWhite text4.16:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text5.04:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #18901A in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #18901A

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #18901A; 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 #18901A

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 #18901A.

How #18901A 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#18901A
Protanopia#85851C
Protanomaly#6A891B
Deuteranopia#797924
Deuteranomaly#608321
Tritanopia#3B8888
Tritanomaly#308B6C
Achromatopsia#7C7C7C

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #18901A in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-18901a: #18901A;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #18901A;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-18901a': '#18901A' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.094, green: 0.565, blue: 0.102)
Android XML<color name="color_18901a">#18901A</color>
SVG fillfill="#18901A"

More Green Colors

#18901A sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#18901A Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #18901A?

#18901A is a dark green — rgb(24, 144, 26) in RGB and hsl(121, 71%, 33%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is India Green (#138808), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 3.45.

What is the RGB value of #18901A?

#18901A is rgb(24, 144, 26) — red 24, green 144, and blue 26 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #18901A?

#18901A converts to approximately cmyk(83%, 0%, 82%, 44%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #18901A be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #18901A scores 4.16:1 against white and 5.04:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #18901A as a CSS color keyword?

No. #18901A 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 forestgreen (#228B22) at a CIE76 distance of 5.4, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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