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#243211 Color

#243211 is rgb(36, 50, 17) in RGB, hsl(85, 49%, 13%) in HSL, and about cmyk(28%, 0%, 66%, 80%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Kombu Green (#354230), visibly different at ΔE 12.36. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#243211
HEX#243211
RGBrgb(36, 50, 17)
HSLhsl(85, 49%, 13%)
HSVhsv(85, 66%, 20%)
CMYKcmyk(28%, 0%, 66%, 80%)
OKLCHoklch(29.6% 0.057 128.6)
LABlab(18.86% -11.10 18.65)
LCHlch(18.86% 21.70 120.77)

What #243211 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 #243211, 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.

#243211 Channel Values

How #243211 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 36 · G 50 · B 178-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 85° · S 49% · L 13%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 85° · S 66% · V 20%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 28% · M 0% · Y 66% · K 80%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance13.64:1 vs white · 1.54:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #243211 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 text13.64:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text1.54:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #243211 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #243211

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #243211; 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 #243211

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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Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #243211.

How #243211 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#243211
Protanopia#303011
Protanomaly#2C3111
Deuteranopia#2E2E12
Deuteranomaly#2A3012
Tritanopia#282F2F
Tritanomaly#263026
Achromatopsia#2E2E2E

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #243211 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-243211: #243211;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #243211;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-243211': '#243211' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.141, green: 0.196, blue: 0.067)
Android XML<color name="color_243211">#243211</color>
SVG fillfill="#243211"

More Green Colors

#243211 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#243211 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #243211?

#243211 is a darkest green — rgb(36, 50, 17) in RGB and hsl(85, 49%, 13%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Kombu Green (#354230), which is visibly different at a CIE76 distance of 12.36.

What is the RGB value of #243211?

#243211 is rgb(36, 50, 17) — red 36, green 50, and blue 17 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #243211?

#243211 converts to approximately cmyk(28%, 0%, 66%, 80%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #243211 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #243211 scores 13.64:1 against white and 1.54:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #243211 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #243211 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 25.73, which is a different colour altogether.

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