What color is #112523?

#112523 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 #112523?

The RGB value is 17, 37, 35: 17 red, 37 green and 35 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #112523?

The complementary color is #251113, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #112523?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.31:1 and white text 16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#112523 color

#112523 rgb(17, 37, 35)

Shades of black

The hex color #112523 is a very dark, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 6.7% red, 14.5% green and 13.7% blue (17, 37, 35).

Its hue angle is 174°, with 37% saturation and 11% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 54% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 85% black.

The closest named color is Swamp Thing (#162825), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16:1).

#112523 color codes

HEX	`#112523`
RGB	`rgb(17, 37, 35)`
RGB percent	`rgb(6.7%, 14.5%, 13.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(174, 37%, 11%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(174, 54%, 15%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(54%, 0%, 5%, 85%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(13.01, -8.73, -1.21)`
CIE LCH	`lch(13.01, 8.81, 187.86)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.196, 1.564, 1.829)`
Decimal	`1123619`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #112523, 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 #112523	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.31:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#112523 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16:1	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 #112523 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #112523; }
.text { color: #112523; }
.border { border: 2px solid #112523; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(17 37 35 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #112523, #111d25); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gunmetal.

Questions

What color is #112523?: #112523 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 #112523?: The RGB value is 17, 37, 35: 17 red, 37 green and 35 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #112523?: The complementary color is #251113, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #112523?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.31:1 and white text 16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.