What color is #112417?

#112417 is a very dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Nightmare. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #112417?

The RGB value is 17, 36, 23: 17 red, 36 green and 23 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #112417?

The complementary color is #24111E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #112417?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.29:1 and white text 16.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#112417 color

#112417 rgb(17, 36, 23)

Shades of green

The hex color #112417 is a very dark, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 6.7% red, 14.1% green and 9% blue (17, 36, 23).

Its hue angle is 139°, with 36% saturation and 10% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 53% cyan, 0% magenta, 36% yellow and 86% black.

The closest named color is Nightmare (#112211), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.3:1).

#112417 color codes

HEX	`#112417`
RGB	`rgb(17, 36, 23)`
RGB percent	`rgb(6.7%, 14.1%, 9%)`
HSL	`hsl(139, 36%, 10%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(139, 53%, 14%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(53%, 0%, 36%, 86%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(12.24, -11.56, 6.32)`
CIE LCH	`lch(12.24, 13.17, 151.34)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.017, 1.443, 1.035)`
Decimal	`1123351`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #112417, 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 #112417	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.29:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.3:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#112417 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.3:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.29:1	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 #112417 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #112417; }
.text { color: #112417; }
.border { border: 2px solid #112417; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(17 36 23 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #112417, #112420); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Onyx.

Questions

What color is #112417?: #112417 is a very dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Nightmare. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #112417?: The RGB value is 17, 36, 23: 17 red, 36 green and 23 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #112417?: The complementary color is #24111E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #112417?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.29:1 and white text 16.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.