What color is #111F1C?

#111F1C 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 #111F1C?

The RGB value is 17, 31, 28: 17 red, 31 green and 28 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #111F1C?

The complementary color is #1F1114, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #111F1C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.24:1 and white text 16.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#111F1C color

#111F1C rgb(17, 31, 28)

Shades of black

The hex color #111F1C is a very dark, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 6.7% red, 12.2% green and 11% blue (17, 31, 28).

Its hue angle is 167°, with 29% saturation and 9% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 45% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 88% black.

The closest named color is Swamp Thing (#162825), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.98:1).

#111F1C color codes

HEX	`#111F1C`
RGB	`rgb(17, 31, 28)`
RGB percent	`rgb(6.7%, 12.2%, 11%)`
HSL	`hsl(167, 29%, 9%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(167, 45%, 12%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(45%, 0%, 10%, 88%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(10.43, -6.96, 0.12)`
CIE LCH	`lch(10.43, 6.96, 178.99)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.931, 1.183, 1.278)`
Decimal	`1122076`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #111F1C, 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 #111F1C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.24:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.98:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#111F1C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.98:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.24:1	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 #111F1C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #111f1c; }
.text { color: #111f1c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #111f1c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(17 31 28 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #111f1c, #111b1f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Off Black.

Questions

What color is #111F1C?: #111F1C 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 #111F1C?: The RGB value is 17, 31, 28: 17 red, 31 green and 28 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #111F1C?: The complementary color is #1F1114, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #111F1C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.24:1 and white text 16.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.