What color is #11201B?

#11201B 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 #11201B?

The RGB value is 17, 32, 27: 17 red, 32 green and 27 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #11201B?

The complementary color is #201116, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #11201B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.25:1 and white text 16.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#11201B color

#11201B rgb(17, 32, 27)

Shades of black

The hex color #11201B is a very dark, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 6.7% red, 12.5% green and 10.6% blue (17, 32, 27).

Its hue angle is 160°, with 31% saturation and 10% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 47% cyan, 0% magenta, 16% yellow and 87% black.

The closest named color is Swamp Thing (#162825), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.85:1).

#11201B color codes

HEX	`#11201B`
RGB	`rgb(17, 32, 27)`
RGB percent	`rgb(6.7%, 12.5%, 10.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(160, 31%, 10%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(160, 47%, 13%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(47%, 0%, 16%, 87%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(10.79, -7.93, 1.37)`
CIE LCH	`lch(10.79, 8.04, 170.17)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.945, 1.231, 1.225)`
Decimal	`1122331`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #11201B, 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 #11201B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.25:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.85:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#11201B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.85:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.25:1	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 #11201B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #11201b; }
.text { color: #11201b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #11201b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(17 32 27 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #11201b, #111d20); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Off Black.

Questions

What color is #11201B?: #11201B 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 #11201B?: The RGB value is 17, 32, 27: 17 red, 32 green and 27 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #11201B?: The complementary color is #201116, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #11201B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.25:1 and white text 16.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.