What color is #111D19?

#111D19 is a very dark, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Swamp Thing. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #111D19?

The RGB value is 17, 29, 25: 17 red, 29 green and 25 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #111D19?

The complementary color is #1D1115, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #111D19?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.21:1 and white text 17.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#111D19 color

#111D19 rgb(17, 29, 25)

Shades of black

The hex color #111D19 is a very dark, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 6.7% red, 11.4% green and 9.8% blue (17, 29, 25).

Its hue angle is 160°, with 26% saturation and 9% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 41% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 89% black.

The closest named color is Swamp Thing (#162825), a difference of 3.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.3:1).

#111D19 color codes

HEX	`#111D19`
RGB	`rgb(17, 29, 25)`
RGB percent	`rgb(6.7%, 11.4%, 9.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(160, 26%, 9%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(160, 41%, 11%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(41%, 0%, 14%, 89%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(9.55, -6.49, 1.06)`
CIE LCH	`lch(9.55, 6.58, 170.74)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.846, 1.068, 1.081)`
Decimal	`1121561`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #111D19, 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 #111D19	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.21:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.3:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#111D19 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.3:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.21:1	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 #111D19 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #111d19; }
.text { color: #111d19; }
.border { border: 2px solid #111d19; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(17 29 25 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #111d19, #111b1d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Off Black.

Questions

What color is #111D19?: #111D19 is a very dark, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Swamp Thing. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #111D19?: The RGB value is 17, 29, 25: 17 red, 29 green and 25 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #111D19?: The complementary color is #1D1115, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #111D19?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.21:1 and white text 17.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.