What color is #112211?

#112211 is a very dark, desaturated green known as Nightmare. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Nightmare?

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

What is the complementary color of Nightmare?

The complementary color is #221122, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #112211?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.26:1 and white text 16.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Nightmare color: hex code #112211

#112211 rgb(17, 34, 17)

Shades of black

Nightmare has the hex code #112211. It is a very dark, desaturated green.

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

Its hue angle is 120°, with 33% saturation and 10% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 50% cyan, 0% magenta, 50% yellow and 87% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.66:1).

Nightmare (#112211) color codes

HEX	`#112211`
RGB	`rgb(17, 34, 17)`
RGB percent	`rgb(6.7%, 13.3%, 6.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(120, 33%, 10%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(120, 50%, 13%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(50%, 0%, 50%, 87%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(11.3, -11.73, 8.98)`
CIE LCH	`lch(11.3, 14.77, 142.55)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.904, 1.304, 0.734)`
Decimal	`1122833`
Short hex	`#121`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Nightmare, 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 #112211	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.26:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.66:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#112211 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.66:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.26:1	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 #112211 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #112211; }
.text { color: #112211; }
.border { border: 2px solid #112211; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(17 34 17 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #112211, #11221a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: British Racing Green.

See #112211 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #112211?: #112211 is a very dark, desaturated green known as Nightmare. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Nightmare?: The RGB value is 17, 34, 17: 17 red, 34 green and 17 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Nightmare?: The complementary color is #221122, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #112211?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.26:1 and white text 16.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.