MSU Green (#18453B)

HEX, RGB, HSL, CMYK values + mood/style/use-case color tags. Use this page to keep your colors consistent across web and print.

Preview

Sample Text
This is how text may look on this color.
Best text color: #FFFFFF
Contrast vs white: 10.75:1 — vs black: 1.95:1

Color values

  • HEX #18453B
  • RGB rgb(24, 69, 59)
  • HSL hsl(166, 65%, 27%)
  • CMYK cmyk( 65.22, 0, 14.49, 72.94 )
  • Websafe #003333

Tags

Tip: tags are heuristic suggestions (helpful for browsing and inspiration).

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #18453B based on color theory relationships.

Complementary

The color directly opposite on the color wheel — creates maximum contrast and vibrance.

MSU Green
#18453B Base
#451822
Analogous

Colors adjacent on the wheel — naturally harmonious and pleasing to the eye.

MSU Green
#18453B Base
#184525
#183845
Triadic

Three colors equally spaced 120° apart — bold, balanced, and visually rich.

MSU Green
#18453B Base
#3B1845
#453B18
Split-Complementary

Two colors flanking the complement — high contrast with less tension than full complementary.

MSU Green
#18453B Base
#451838
#452518
Tetradic (Square)

Four colors at 90° intervals — rich variety, best when one color dominates.

MSU Green
#18453B Base
#251845
#451822
#384518
Monochromatic

Shades and tints of the same hue — cohesive, elegant, and easy to work with.

MSU Green
#18453B Base
#071310
#0D2721
#236355
#2C7E6C
#3FB79C
Shades & Tints

Darker shades and lighter tints of MSU Green, generated by adjusting lightness while keeping the same hue and saturation.

Shades (darker)

#071310
#0A1D19
#0E2721
#11312A
#153B32
MSU Green #18453B Base
#2C7F6D
#40B99E
#78D0BC
#B2E4D9
#ECF8F6
CSS & SCSS Snippets

Ready-to-use code snippets for #18453B. Click the copy button to copy any snippet to your clipboard.

CSS Properties
/* Background */
.element {
    background-color: #18453B;
}

/* Text */
.element {
    color: #18453B;
}

/* Border */
.element {
    border: 1px solid #18453B;
}
CSS Gradient
/* Linear gradient to complementary */
.element {
    background: linear-gradient(
        to right,
        #18453B,
        #72182C
    );
}

/* Radial gradient */
.element {
    background: radial-gradient(
        circle,
        #18453B,
        #72182C
    );
}
SCSS Variable
// SCSS variable
$msu-green: #18453B;

// With RGB channels (useful for rgba() usage)
$msu-green-r: 24;
$msu-green-g: 69;
$msu-green-b: 59;

// Usage
.element {
    background-color: $msu-green;
    color: rgba($msu-green-r, $msu-green-g, $msu-green-b, 0.8);
}
Color Blindness Simulation

How MSU Green appears to people with different types of color vision deficiency.

Normal Vision #18453B How the color appears with full color vision.
Deuteranopia #3C3C3C Deuteranopia affects ~8% of males. Green cones are absent, making it difficult to distinguish red from green. The most common form of color blindness.
Protanopia #42423B Protanopia affects ~1% of males. Red cones are absent, causing reds to appear dark and indistinguishable from greens and browns.
Tritanopia #1B4444 Tritanopia is rare (~0.003%). Blue cones are absent, making blue and yellow difficult to distinguish. Blues may appear green, yellows appear pink.
Achromatopsia #3E3E3E Achromatopsia is complete color blindness. The world is seen entirely in shades of grey. Affects ~1 in 30,000 people.
Similar Named Colors

The closest named colors to MSU Green ranked by perceptual difference (Delta-E 2000 — lower = more similar).

MSU Green #18453B Base
Brunswick Green #1B4D3E ΔE 3.26
Deep Jungle Green #004B49 ΔE 4.86
Warm Black #004242 ΔE 5.15
Rich Black #004040 ΔE 5.26

How to use this color

  1. Copy HEX for CSS and design tools, or RGB/HSL for UI adjustments.
  2. Use CMYK when preparing print assets (posters, packaging, brochures).
  3. Check contrast before using it for text or important UI elements.