What color is #11221E?

#11221E 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 #11221E?

The RGB value is 17, 34, 30: 17 red, 34 green and 30 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #11221E?

The complementary color is #221115, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #11221E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.27:1 and white text 16.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#11221E color

#11221E rgb(17, 34, 30)

Shades of black

The hex color #11221E is a very dark, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 6.7% red, 13.3% green and 11.8% blue (17, 34, 30).

Its hue angle is 166°, with 33% saturation and 10% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 50% cyan, 0% magenta, 12% yellow and 87% black.

The closest named color is Swamp Thing (#162825), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.52:1).

#11221E color codes

HEX	`#11221E`
RGB	`rgb(17, 34, 30)`
RGB percent	`rgb(6.7%, 13.3%, 11.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(166, 33%, 10%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(166, 50%, 13%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(50%, 0%, 12%, 87%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(11.67, -8.35, 0.46)`
CIE LCH	`lch(11.67, 8.36, 176.86)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.037, 1.357, 1.435)`
Decimal	`1122846`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #11221E, 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 #11221E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.27:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.52:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#11221E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.52:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.27:1	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 #11221E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #11221e; }
.text { color: #11221e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #11221e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(17 34 30 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #11221e, #111e22); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gunmetal.

Questions

What color is #11221E?: #11221E 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 #11221E?: The RGB value is 17, 34, 30: 17 red, 34 green and 30 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #11221E?: The complementary color is #221115, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #11221E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.27:1 and white text 16.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.