What color is #112503?

#112503 is a very dark, vivid green, closest to the named color Lindworm Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #112503?

The RGB value is 17, 37, 3: 17 red, 37 green and 3 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #112503?

The complementary color is #170325, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #112503?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.29:1 and white text 16.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#112503 color

#112503 rgb(17, 37, 3)

Shades of green

The hex color #112503 is a very dark, vivid green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 6.7% red, 14.5% green and 1.2% blue (17, 37, 3).

Its hue angle is 95°, with 85% saturation and 8% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 54% cyan, 0% magenta, 92% yellow and 85% black.

The closest named color is Lindworm Green (#172808), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.28:1).

#112503 color codes

HEX	`#112503`
RGB	`rgb(17, 37, 3)`
RGB percent	`rgb(6.7%, 14.5%, 1.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(95, 85%, 8%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(95, 92%, 15%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(54%, 0%, 92%, 85%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(12.28, -15.75, 16.62)`
CIE LCH	`lch(12.28, 22.9, 133.46)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.909, 1.449, 0.318)`
Decimal	`1123587`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #112503, 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 #112503	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.29:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.28:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#112503 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.28:1	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 #112503 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #112503; }
.text { color: #112503; }
.border { border: 2px solid #112503; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(17 37 3 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #112503, #032506); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: British Racing Green.

Questions

What color is #112503?: #112503 is a very dark, vivid green, closest to the named color Lindworm Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #112503?: The RGB value is 17, 37, 3: 17 red, 37 green and 3 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #112503?: The complementary color is #170325, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #112503?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.29:1 and white text 16.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.