What color is #112616?

#112616 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 #112616?

The RGB value is 17, 38, 22: 17 red, 38 green and 22 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #112616?

The complementary color is #261121, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #112616?

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.

#112616 color

#112616 rgb(17, 38, 22)

Shades of green

The hex color #112616 is a very dark, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 6.7% red, 14.9% green and 8.6% blue (17, 38, 22).

Its hue angle is 134°, with 38% saturation and 11% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 55% cyan, 0% magenta, 42% 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 16:1).

#112616 color codes

HEX	`#112616`
RGB	`rgb(17, 38, 22)`
RGB percent	`rgb(6.7%, 14.9%, 8.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(134, 38%, 11%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(134, 55%, 15%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(55%, 0%, 42%, 85%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(13, -12.99, 8.06)`
CIE LCH	`lch(13, 15.29, 148.17)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.069, 1.563, 1.004)`
Decimal	`1123862`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #112616, 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 #112616	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.31:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#112616 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 #112616 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #112616; }
.text { color: #112616; }
.border { border: 2px solid #112616; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(17 38 22 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #112616, #112620); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: British Racing Green.

Questions

What color is #112616?: #112616 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 #112616?: The RGB value is 17, 38, 22: 17 red, 38 green and 22 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #112616?: The complementary color is #261121, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #112616?: 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.