Palettes / Colors / #186830

#186830 — Deep Green

#186830 is a green color we call Deep Green, closest to the named color ForestGreen (#228B22). It belongs to the green family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: forestgreen (#228B22) — not an exact match. CSS forestgreen gives you #228B22, a different color; use #186830 when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#186830 is a warm-leaning green color associated with growth, calm and balance. It is saturated enough to be the accent — buttons, highlights and calls to action — while neutrals do the quiet work around it.

Its strongest partner is its complement #681850; it also sits naturally between #286818 and #186858. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 9% · Green 41% · Blue 19%

Cyan 77% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 54% · Key 59%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #186830

.text { color: #186830; }
.background { background-color: #186830; }
.border { border: 3px solid #186830; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(24, 104, 48); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(138, 63%, 25%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #186830; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(24, 104, 48, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #186830; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(24, 104, 48, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#186830">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#186830">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #681850:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #186830: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #186830

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

How #186830 looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #186830 rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

← #18682F  ·  #186831 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #186830?

#186830 is Deep Green, a green color (RGB 24, 104, 48). Its closest standard named color is ForestGreen.

What is the RGB and HSL of #186830?

#186830 is RGB 24, 104, 48 — HSL 138°, 63%, 25% — CMYK 77%, 0%, 54%, 59%.

What colors go with #186830?

Its complement is #681850; analogous partners are #286818 and #186858. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #186830 for text?

White text on #186830 has a contrast ratio of 6.86:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 3.06:1.