What color is #112019?

#112019 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 #112019?

The RGB value is 17, 32, 25: 17 red, 32 green and 25 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #112019?

The complementary color is #201118, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #112019?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.24:1 and white text 16.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#112019 color

#112019 rgb(17, 32, 25)

Shades of black

The hex color #112019 is a very dark, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 6.7% red, 12.5% green and 9.8% blue (17, 32, 25).

Its hue angle is 152°, with 31% saturation and 10% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 47% cyan, 0% magenta, 22% yellow and 87% black.

The closest named color is Swamp Thing (#162825), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.87:1).

#112019 color codes

HEX	`#112019`
RGB	`rgb(17, 32, 25)`
RGB percent	`rgb(6.7%, 12.5%, 9.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(152, 31%, 10%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(152, 47%, 13%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(47%, 0%, 22%, 87%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(10.72, -8.5, 2.75)`
CIE LCH	`lch(10.72, 8.93, 162.09)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.923, 1.222, 1.107)`
Decimal	`1122329`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #112019, 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 #112019	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.24:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.87:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#112019 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.87:1	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 #112019 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #112019; }
.text { color: #112019; }
.border { border: 2px solid #112019; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(17 32 25 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #112019, #111f20); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Onyx.

Questions

What color is #112019?: #112019 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 #112019?: The RGB value is 17, 32, 25: 17 red, 32 green and 25 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #112019?: The complementary color is #201118, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #112019?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.24:1 and white text 16.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.