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#232F18 Color

#232F18 is rgb(35, 47, 24) in RGB, hsl(91, 32%, 14%) in HSL, and about cmyk(26%, 0%, 49%, 82%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Kombu Green (#354230), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 9.45. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#232F18
HEX#232F18
RGBrgb(35, 47, 24)
HSLhsl(91, 32%, 14%)
HSVhsv(91, 49%, 18%)
CMYKcmyk(26%, 0%, 49%, 82%)
OKLCHoklch(28.7% 0.043 131.1)
LABlab(17.77% -9.14 13.04)
LCHlch(17.77% 15.92 125.04)

What #232F18 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 #232F18, 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.

#232F18 Channel Values

How #232F18 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 35 · G 47 · B 248-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 91° · S 32% · L 14%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 91° · S 49% · V 18%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 26% · M 0% · Y 49% · K 82%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance14.08:1 vs white · 1.49:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #232F18 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 text14.08:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text1.49:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #232F18

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #232F18; 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 #232F18

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 #232F18.

How #232F18 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#232F18
Protanopia#2D2D18
Protanomaly#292E18
Deuteranopia#2B2B19
Deuteranomaly#282D18
Tritanopia#262D2D
Tritanomaly#252E26
Achromatopsia#2B2B2B

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #232F18 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-232f18: #232F18;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #232F18;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-232f18': '#232F18' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.137, green: 0.184, blue: 0.094)
Android XML<color name="color_232f18">#232F18</color>
SVG fillfill="#232F18"

More Green Colors

#232F18 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#232F18 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #232F18?

#232F18 is a darkest green — rgb(35, 47, 24) in RGB and hsl(91, 32%, 14%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Kombu Green (#354230), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 9.45.

What is the RGB value of #232F18?

#232F18 is rgb(35, 47, 24) — red 35, green 47, and blue 24 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #232F18?

#232F18 converts to approximately cmyk(26%, 0%, 49%, 82%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #232F18 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #232F18 scores 14.08:1 against white and 1.49:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #232F18 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #232F18 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 darkslategray (#2F4F4F) at a CIE76 distance of 21.83, which is visibly different.

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