What color is #112521?

#112521 is a very dark, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Swamp Thing. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #112521?

The RGB value is 17, 37, 33: 17 red, 37 green and 33 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #112521?

The complementary color is #251115, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #112521?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.31:1 and white text 16.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#112521 color

#112521 rgb(17, 37, 33)

Shades of black

The hex color #112521 is a very dark, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 6.7% red, 14.5% green and 12.9% blue (17, 37, 33).

Its hue angle is 168°, with 37% saturation and 11% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 54% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 85% black.

The closest named color is Swamp Thing (#162825), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.03:1).

#112521 color codes

HEX	`#112521`
RGB	`rgb(17, 37, 33)`
RGB percent	`rgb(6.7%, 14.5%, 12.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(168, 37%, 11%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(168, 54%, 15%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(54%, 0%, 11%, 85%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(12.94, -9.37, 0.13)`
CIE LCH	`lch(12.94, 9.37, 179.2)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.167, 1.552, 1.677)`
Decimal	`1123617`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #112521, 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 #112521	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.31:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.03:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#112521 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.03:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.31:1	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 #112521 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #112521; }
.text { color: #112521; }
.border { border: 2px solid #112521; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(17 37 33 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #112521, #111f25); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gunmetal.

Questions

What color is #112521?: #112521 is a very dark, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Swamp Thing. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #112521?: The RGB value is 17, 37, 33: 17 red, 37 green and 33 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #112521?: The complementary color is #251115, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #112521?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.31:1 and white text 16.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.