Illuminating Emerald (#319177)

The hex code for Illuminating Emerald is #319177. It is rgb(49, 145, 119) in RGB, hsl(164, 49%, 38%) in HSL, and about cmyk(66%, 0%, 18%, 43%) in CMYK — a dark green. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#319177

HEX#319177

RGBrgb(49, 145, 119)

HSLhsl(164, 49%, 38%)

HSVhsv(164, 66%, 57%)

CMYKcmyk(66%, 0%, 18%, 43%)

OKLCHoklch(59.4% 0.098 171.5)

LABlab(54.13% -34.09 5.24)

LCHlch(54.13% 34.49 171.26)

Colors Closest to Illuminating Emerald

Illuminating Emerald 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.

Generic Viridian#007F66ΔE 7.41 Paolo Veronese Green#009B7DΔE 8.07 Zomp#39A78EΔE 8.5 Viridian#40826DΔE 9.16 Spanish Viridian#007F5CΔE 9.76 Tropical Rain Forest#00755EΔE 10.76

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#319177 Channel Values

How Illuminating Emerald 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 145 · B 119	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 164° · S 49% · L 38%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 164° · S 66% · V 57%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 66% · M 0% · Y 18% · K 43%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	3.86:1 vs white · 5.45:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a Illuminating Emerald 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 text3.86:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text5.45:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

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Colors That Go With Illuminating Emerald

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite Illuminating Emerald; 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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Analogous

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Triadic

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Split comp.

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Tints & Shades of Illuminating Emerald

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

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How Illuminating Emerald 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#319177

Protanopia#868677

Protanomaly#6E8B77

Deuteranopia#7B7B79

Deuteranomaly#668578

Tritanopia#3B8E8E

Tritanomaly#378F85

Achromatopsia#828282

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Using #319177 in Code

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

CSS custom property--illuminating-emerald: #319177;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #319177;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'illuminating-emerald': '#319177' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.192, green: 0.569, blue: 0.467)

Android XML<color name="illuminating_emerald">#319177</color>

SVG fillfill="#319177"

More Green Colors

Illuminating Emerald sits in the greenfamily. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

32cd32 30f830 336600 30ba8f 336633 306030 339900 2eff2e 339933 2e8b57 339966 2d8b6b 3ddc84 57ff57 6bffb5 8fbc8f a0d6b4 b6db6b d0f0c0 ecfcca 006a4e 00bc7d 06b106 1affb3

#319177 Frequently Asked Questions

What is the hex code for Illuminating Emerald?

The hex code for Illuminating Emerald is #319177. That is rgb(49, 145, 119) in RGB, hsl(164, 49%, 38%) in HSL, and approximately cmyk(66%, 0%, 18%, 43%) in CMYK.

What is the RGB value of #319177?

#319177 is rgb(49, 145, 119) — red 49, green 145, and blue 119 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #319177?

#319177 converts to approximately cmyk(66%, 0%, 18%, 43%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #319177 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #319177 scores 3.86:1 against white and 5.45:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #319177 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #319177 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 darkcyan (#008B8B) at a CIE76 distance of 15.05, which is visibly different.

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