What color is #11230F?

#11230F is a very dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Nightmare. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #11230F?

The RGB value is 17, 35, 15: 17 red, 35 green and 15 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #11230F?

The complementary color is #210F23, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #11230F?

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.

#11230F color

#11230F rgb(17, 35, 15)

Shades of black

The hex color #11230F is a very dark, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 6.7% red, 13.7% green and 5.9% blue (17, 35, 15).

Its hue angle is 114°, with 40% saturation and 10% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 51% cyan, 0% magenta, 57% yellow and 86% black.

The closest named color is Nightmare (#112211), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#11230F color codes

HEX	`#11230F`
RGB	`rgb(17, 35, 15)`
RGB percent	`rgb(6.7%, 13.7%, 5.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(114, 40%, 10%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(114, 57%, 14%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(51%, 0%, 57%, 86%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(11.66, -12.73, 10.59)`
CIE LCH	`lch(11.66, 16.56, 140.24)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.918, 1.356, 0.665)`
Decimal	`1123087`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #11230F, 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 #11230F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.27:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.52:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#11230F 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 #11230F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #11230f; }
.text { color: #11230f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #11230f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(17 35 15 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #11230f, #0f2317); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: British Racing Green.

Questions

What color is #11230F?: #11230F is a very dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Nightmare. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #11230F?: The RGB value is 17, 35, 15: 17 red, 35 green and 15 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #11230F?: The complementary color is #210F23, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #11230F?: 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.