What color is #116611?

#116611 is a dark, moderate green known as Overgrown Temple. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Overgrown Temple?

The RGB value is 17, 102, 17: 17 red, 102 green and 17 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Overgrown Temple?

The complementary color is #661166, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #116611?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.93:1 and white text 7.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Overgrown Temple color: hex code #116611

#116611 rgb(17, 102, 17)

Shades of green

Overgrown Temple has the hex code #116611. It is a dark, moderate green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 6.7% red, 40% green and 6.7% blue (17, 102, 17).

Its hue angle is 120°, with 71% saturation and 23% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 83% cyan, 0% magenta, 83% yellow and 60% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.16:1).

Overgrown Temple (#116611) color codes

HEX	`#116611`
RGB	`rgb(17, 102, 17)`
RGB percent	`rgb(6.7%, 40%, 6.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(120, 71%, 23%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(120, 83%, 40%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(83%, 0%, 83%, 60%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.23, -41.05, 37.91)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.23, 55.88, 137.28)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.083, 9.662, 2.127)`
Decimal	`1140241`
Short hex	`#161`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Overgrown Temple, 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 #116611	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.93:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.16:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#116611 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.16:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.93:1	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 #116611 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #116611; }
.text { color: #116611; }
.border { border: 2px solid #116611; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(17 102 17 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #116611, #11663b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #116611 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #116611?: #116611 is a dark, moderate green known as Overgrown Temple. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Overgrown Temple?: The RGB value is 17, 102, 17: 17 red, 102 green and 17 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Overgrown Temple?: The complementary color is #661166, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #116611?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.93:1 and white text 7.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.