What color is #11251A?

#11251A is a very dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Nightmare. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #11251A?

The RGB value is 17, 37, 26: 17 red, 37 green and 26 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #11251A?

The complementary color is #25111C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #11251A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.3:1 and white text 16.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#11251A color

#11251A rgb(17, 37, 26)

Shades of gray

The hex color #11251A is a very dark, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 6.7% red, 14.5% green and 10.2% blue (17, 37, 26).

Its hue angle is 147°, with 37% saturation and 11% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 54% cyan, 0% magenta, 30% yellow and 85% black.

The closest named color is Nightmare (#112211), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.11:1).

#11251A color codes

HEX	`#11251A`
RGB	`rgb(17, 37, 26)`
RGB percent	`rgb(6.7%, 14.5%, 10.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(147, 37%, 11%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(147, 54%, 15%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(54%, 0%, 30%, 85%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(12.71, -11.39, 4.84)`
CIE LCH	`lch(12.71, 12.38, 156.98)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.079, 1.517, 1.213)`
Decimal	`1123610`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #11251A, 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 #11251A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.11:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#11251A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.11:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.3:1	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 #11251A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #11251a; }
.text { color: #11251a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #11251a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(17 37 26 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #11251a, #112524); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Onyx.

Questions

What color is #11251A?: #11251A is a very dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Nightmare. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #11251A?: The RGB value is 17, 37, 26: 17 red, 37 green and 26 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #11251A?: The complementary color is #25111C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #11251A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.3:1 and white text 16.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.