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#24702E Color

#24702E is rgb(36, 112, 46) in RGB, hsl(128, 51%, 29%) in HSL, and about cmyk(68%, 0%, 59%, 56%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is La Salle Green (#087830), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.08. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#24702E
HEX#24702E
RGBrgb(36, 112, 46)
HSLhsl(128, 51%, 29%)
HSVhsv(128, 68%, 44%)
CMYKcmyk(68%, 0%, 59%, 56%)
OKLCHoklch(48.3% 0.125 145.5)
LABlab(41.49% -35.32 29.05)
LCHlch(41.49% 45.73 140.56)

What #24702E 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 #24702E, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

La Salle Green#087830ΔE 7.08Dartmouth Green#00703CΔE 8.77Cadmium Green#006B3CΔE 10.79Royal Green#136207ΔE 11.2Neon Dark Green#008443ΔE 11.26Philippine Green#008543ΔE 11.6

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

#24702E Channel Values

How #24702E 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 112 · B 468-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 128° · S 51% · L 29%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 128° · S 68% · V 44%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 68% · M 0% · Y 59% · K 56%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance6.12:1 vs white · 3.43:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #24702E 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 text6.12:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text3.43:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #24702E in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #24702E

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #24702E; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#24702E
Complementary
#702466
Analogous
#407024
Analogous
#247054
Triadic
#2E2470
Triadic
#702E24
Split comp.
#542470
Split comp.
#702440

Tints & Shades of #24702E

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

#31963E
#3DBD4E
#61CC6F
#84D78F
#AAE4B2
#D1F0D5

Shades

#1F6028
#1B5523
#16451D
#133A18
#0E2A12
#0A1F0D

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #24702E.

How #24702E 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#24702E
Protanopia#68682F
Protanomaly#546B2E
Deuteranopia#5F5F32
Deuteranomaly#4E6630
Tritanopia#346A6A
Tritanomaly#2F6D58
Achromatopsia#626262

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #24702E in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-24702e: #24702E;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #24702E;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-24702e': '#24702E' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.141, green: 0.439, blue: 0.180)
Android XML<color name="color_24702e">#24702E</color>
SVG fillfill="#24702E"

More Green Colors

#24702E sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#24702E Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #24702E?

#24702E is a dark green — rgb(36, 112, 46) in RGB and hsl(128, 51%, 29%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is La Salle Green (#087830), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.08.

What is the RGB value of #24702E?

#24702E is rgb(36, 112, 46) — red 36, green 112, and blue 46 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #24702E?

#24702E converts to approximately cmyk(68%, 0%, 59%, 56%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #24702E be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #24702E scores 6.12:1 against white and 3.43:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #24702E as a CSS color keyword?

No. #24702E 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 13.62, which is visibly different.

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