What color is #113311?

#113311 is a very dark, moderate green known as Dark Serpent. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Dark Serpent?

The RGB value is 17, 51, 17: 17 red, 51 green and 17 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Dark Serpent?

The complementary color is #331133, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #113311?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.51:1 and white text 13.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Dark Serpent color: hex code #113311

#113311 rgb(17, 51, 17)

Shades of green

Dark Serpent has the hex code #113311. It is a very dark, moderate green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 6.7% red, 20% green and 6.7% blue (17, 51, 17).

Its hue angle is 120°, with 50% saturation and 13% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 67% cyan, 0% magenta, 67% yellow and 80% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.95:1).

Dark Serpent (#113311) color codes

HEX	`#113311`
RGB	`rgb(17, 51, 17)`
RGB percent	`rgb(6.7%, 20%, 6.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(120, 50%, 13%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(120, 67%, 20%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(67%, 0%, 67%, 80%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(18.04, -20.87, 17.69)`
CIE LCH	`lch(18.04, 27.35, 139.71)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.516, 2.527, 0.938)`
Decimal	`1127185`
Short hex	`#131`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Dark Serpent, 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 #113311	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.51:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.95:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#113311 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.95:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.51:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

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 #113311 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #113311; }
.text { color: #113311; }
.border { border: 2px solid #113311; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(17 51 17 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #113311, #113322); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: British Racing Green.

See #113311 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #113311?: #113311 is a very dark, moderate green known as Dark Serpent. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Dark Serpent?: The RGB value is 17, 51, 17: 17 red, 51 green and 17 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Dark Serpent?: The complementary color is #331133, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #113311?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.51:1 and white text 13.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.