What color is #11250E?

#11250E 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 #11250E?

The RGB value is 17, 37, 14: 17 red, 37 green and 14 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #11250E?

The complementary color is #220E25, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #11250E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.29:1 and white text 16.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#11250E color

#11250E rgb(17, 37, 14)

Shades of green

The hex color #11250E is a very dark, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 6.7% red, 14.5% green and 5.5% blue (17, 37, 14).

Its hue angle is 112°, with 45% saturation and 10% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 54% cyan, 0% magenta, 62% yellow and 85% black.

The closest named color is Nightmare (#112211), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.22:1).

#11250E color codes

HEX	`#11250E`
RGB	`rgb(17, 37, 14)`
RGB percent	`rgb(6.7%, 14.5%, 5.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(112, 45%, 10%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(112, 62%, 15%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(54%, 0%, 62%, 85%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(12.44, -14.07, 12.17)`
CIE LCH	`lch(12.44, 18.6, 139.13)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.972, 1.474, 0.649)`
Decimal	`1123598`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #11250E, 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 #11250E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.29:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.22:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#11250E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.22:1	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 #11250E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #11250e; }
.text { color: #11250e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #11250e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(17 37 14 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #11250e, #0e2516); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: British Racing Green.

Questions

What color is #11250E?: #11250E 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 #11250E?: The RGB value is 17, 37, 14: 17 red, 37 green and 14 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #11250E?: The complementary color is #220E25, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #11250E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.29:1 and white text 16.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.