What color is #112207?

#112207 is a very dark, moderate green, closest to the named color Midnight Pines. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #112207?

The RGB value is 17, 34, 7: 17 red, 34 green and 7 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #112207?

The complementary color is #180722, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #112207?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.26:1 and white text 16.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#112207 color

#112207 rgb(17, 34, 7)

Shades of black

The hex color #112207 is a very dark, moderate green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 6.7% red, 13.3% green and 2.7% blue (17, 34, 7).

Its hue angle is 98°, with 66% saturation and 8% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 50% cyan, 0% magenta, 79% yellow and 87% black.

The closest named color is Midnight Pines (#17240B), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.72:1).

#112207 color codes

HEX	`#112207`
RGB	`rgb(17, 34, 7)`
RGB percent	`rgb(6.7%, 13.3%, 2.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(98, 66%, 8%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(98, 79%, 13%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(50%, 0%, 79%, 87%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(11.12, -13.48, 13.41)`
CIE LCH	`lch(11.12, 19.01, 135.14)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.842, 1.279, 0.403)`
Decimal	`1122823`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #112207, 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 #112207	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.26:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.72:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#112207 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.72:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.26:1	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 #112207 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #112207; }
.text { color: #112207; }
.border { border: 2px solid #112207; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(17 34 7 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #112207, #07220a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: British Racing Green.

Questions

What color is #112207?: #112207 is a very dark, moderate green, closest to the named color Midnight Pines. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #112207?: The RGB value is 17, 34, 7: 17 red, 34 green and 7 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #112207?: The complementary color is #180722, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #112207?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.26:1 and white text 16.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.