Myrtle Green (#317873)

The hex code for Myrtle Green is #317873. It is rgb(49, 120, 115) in RGB, hsl(176, 42%, 33%) in HSL, and about cmyk(59%, 0%, 4%, 53%) in CMYK — a dark teal. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

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HEX#317873

RGBrgb(49, 120, 115)

HSLhsl(176, 42%, 33%)

HSVhsv(176, 59%, 47%)

CMYKcmyk(59%, 0%, 4%, 53%)

OKLCHoklch(52.6% 0.071 188.9)

LABlab(45.89% -24.08 -4.30)

LCHlch(45.89% 24.46 190.13)

Colors Closest to Myrtle Green

Myrtle Green is a registered color name. These are the named colors nearest to it, measured as CIE76 distance in CIELAB — a perceptual scale, so the ordering matches what the eye sees rather than how close the raw RGB numbers happen to sit.

Skobeloff#007474ΔE 6.29 Pine Green#01796FΔE 7.64 Hooker's Green#49796BΔE 8 Teal#008080ΔE 8.12 Teal Green#00827FΔE 8.49 Ming#36747DΔE 8.95

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#317873 Channel Values

How Myrtle Green breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

Model	Channels	Notes
RGB	R 49 · G 120 · B 115	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 176° · S 42% · L 33%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 176° · S 59% · V 47%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 59% · M 0% · Y 4% · K 53%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	5.17:1 vs white · 4.06:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a Myrtle Green 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 text5.17:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text4.06:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

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Colors That Go With Myrtle Green

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite Myrtle Green; 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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Complementary

Analogous

Analogous

Triadic

Triadic

Split comp.

Split comp.

Tints & Shades of Myrtle Green

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

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How Myrtle Green 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#317873

Protanopia#707073

Protanomaly#5D7373

Deuteranopia#676774

Deuteranomaly#566E74

Tritanopia#337777

Tritanomaly#327876

Achromatopsia#6D6D6D

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Using #317873 in Code

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

CSS custom property--myrtle-green: #317873;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #317873;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'myrtle-green': '#317873' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.192, green: 0.471, blue: 0.451)

Android XML<color name="myrtle_green">#317873</color>

SVG fillfill="#317873"

More Teal Colors

Myrtle Green sits in the tealfamily. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

31c4bf 30bfbf 31ddcc 2f4f4f 32acdc 2e4b4d 336666 2d848f 339999 2d383a 33cccc 2bcaca 47abcc 61ffff 87ceeb a4f4f9 c5e8ed e2edee 004953 008080 00bba7 05c1ff 126180 1fffff

#317873 Frequently Asked Questions

What is the hex code for Myrtle Green?

The hex code for Myrtle Green is #317873. That is rgb(49, 120, 115) in RGB, hsl(176, 42%, 33%) in HSL, and approximately cmyk(59%, 0%, 4%, 53%) in CMYK.

What is the RGB value of #317873?

#317873 is rgb(49, 120, 115) — red 49, green 120, and blue 115 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #317873?

#317873 converts to approximately cmyk(59%, 0%, 4%, 53%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #317873 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #317873 scores 5.17:1 against white and 4.06:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #317873 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #317873 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 teal (#008080) at a CIE76 distance of 8.12, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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