What color is #112614?

#112614 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 #112614?

The RGB value is 17, 38, 20: 17 red, 38 green and 20 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #112614?

The complementary color is #261123, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #112614?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.31:1 and white text 16.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#112614 color

#112614 rgb(17, 38, 20)

Shades of green

The hex color #112614 is a very dark, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 6.7% red, 14.9% green and 7.8% blue (17, 38, 20).

Its hue angle is 129°, with 38% saturation and 11% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 55% cyan, 0% magenta, 47% yellow and 85% black.

The closest named color is Nightmare (#112211), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.02:1).

#112614 color codes

HEX	`#112614`
RGB	`rgb(17, 38, 20)`
RGB percent	`rgb(6.7%, 14.9%, 7.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(129, 38%, 11%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(129, 55%, 15%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(55%, 0%, 47%, 85%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(12.96, -13.45, 9.37)`
CIE LCH	`lch(12.96, 16.39, 145.12)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.05, 1.556, 0.907)`
Decimal	`1123860`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #112614, 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 #112614	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.31:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.02:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#112614 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.02:1	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 #112614 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #112614; }
.text { color: #112614; }
.border { border: 2px solid #112614; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(17 38 20 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #112614, #11261f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: British Racing Green.

Questions

What color is #112614?: #112614 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 #112614?: The RGB value is 17, 38, 20: 17 red, 38 green and 20 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #112614?: The complementary color is #261123, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #112614?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.31:1 and white text 16.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.