What color is #118822?

#118822 is a dark, moderate green known as Asian Spice. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Asian Spice?

The RGB value is 17, 136, 34: 17 red, 136 green and 34 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Asian Spice?

The complementary color is #881177, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #118822?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.57:1 and white text 4.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Asian Spice color: hex code #118822

#118822 rgb(17, 136, 34)

Shades of green

Asian Spice has the hex code #118822. It is a dark, moderate green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 6.7% red, 53.3% green and 13.3% blue (17, 136, 34).

Its hue angle is 129°, with 78% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 88% cyan, 0% magenta, 75% yellow and 47% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.6:1).

Asian Spice (#118822) color codes

HEX	`#118822`
RGB	`rgb(17, 136, 34)`
RGB percent	`rgb(6.7%, 53.3%, 13.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(129, 78%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(129, 88%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(88%, 0%, 75%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.3, -50.89, 43.62)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.3, 67.02, 139.4)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.323, 17.842, 4.465)`
Decimal	`1148962`
Short hex	`#182`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Asian Spice, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #118822	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.57:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.6:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#118822 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.6:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.57:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #118822 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #118822; }
.text { color: #118822; }
.border { border: 2px solid #118822; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(17 136 34 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #118822, #11885d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #118822 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #118822?: #118822 is a dark, moderate green known as Asian Spice. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Asian Spice?: The RGB value is 17, 136, 34: 17 red, 136 green and 34 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Asian Spice?: The complementary color is #881177, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #118822?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.57:1 and white text 4.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.