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#18B923 Color

#18B923 is rgb(24, 185, 35) in RGB, hsl(124, 77%, 41%) in HSL, and about cmyk(87%, 0%, 81%, 27%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Dark Pastel Green (#03C03C), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.75. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#18B923
HEX#18B923
RGBrgb(24, 185, 35)
HSLhsl(124, 77%, 41%)
HSVhsv(124, 87%, 73%)
CMYKcmyk(87%, 0%, 81%, 27%)
OKLCHoklch(68.4% 0.22 143.2)
LABlab(65.81% -60.05 57.94)
LCHlch(65.81% 83.45 136.03)

What #18B923 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 #18B923, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Dark Pastel Green#03C03CΔE 6.75Lime Green#32CD32ΔE 7.4Vivid Malachite#00CC33ΔE 8.19Kelly Green#4CBB17ΔE 9.12Malachite#0BDA51ΔE 13.77SGBUS Green#55DD33ΔE 14.81

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every green in the library.

#18B923 Channel Values

How #18B923 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 185 · B 358-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 124° · S 77% · L 41%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 124° · S 87% · V 73%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 87% · M 0% · Y 81% · K 27%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.62:1 vs white · 8:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #18B923 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 text2.62:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text8:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #18B923 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #18B923

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #18B923; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#18B923
Complementary
#B918AE
Analogous
#5EB918
Analogous
#18B973
Triadic
#2318B9
Triadic
#B92318
Split comp.
#7318B9
Split comp.
#B9185E

Tints & Shades of #18B923

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

#1DDD2A
#3DE648
#61EA6A
#8AF090
#AEF4B2
#D2F9D4

Shades

#15A21F
#128719
#0F7115
#0C5A11
#09440D
#052908

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #18B923.

How #18B923 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#18B923
Protanopia#AAAA26
Protanomaly#88B025
Deuteranopia#9B9B30
Deuteranomaly#7CA82C
Tritanopia#4AAFAF
Tritanomaly#3CB38C
Achromatopsia#A0A0A0

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #18B923 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-18b923: #18B923;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #18B923;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-18b923': '#18B923' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.094, green: 0.725, blue: 0.137)
Android XML<color name="color_18b923">#18B923</color>
SVG fillfill="#18B923"

More Green Colors

#18B923 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#18B923 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #18B923?

#18B923 is a mid-tone green — rgb(24, 185, 35) in RGB and hsl(124, 77%, 41%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Dark Pastel Green (#03C03C), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.75.

What is the RGB value of #18B923?

#18B923 is rgb(24, 185, 35) — red 24, green 185, and blue 35 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #18B923?

#18B923 converts to approximately cmyk(87%, 0%, 81%, 27%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #18B923 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #18B923 scores 2.62:1 against white and 8:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #18B923 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #18B923 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 limegreen (#32CD32) at a CIE76 distance of 7.4, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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