What color is #11261B?

#11261B 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 #11261B?

The RGB value is 17, 38, 27: 17 red, 38 green and 27 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #11261B?

The complementary color is #26111C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #11261B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.32:1 and white text 15.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#11261B color

#11261B rgb(17, 38, 27)

Shades of gray

The hex color #11261B is a very dark, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 6.7% red, 14.9% green and 10.6% blue (17, 38, 27).

Its hue angle is 149°, with 38% saturation and 11% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 55% cyan, 0% magenta, 29% yellow and 85% black.

The closest named color is Nightmare (#112211), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.95:1).

#11261B color codes

HEX	`#11261B`
RGB	`rgb(17, 38, 27)`
RGB percent	`rgb(6.7%, 14.9%, 10.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(149, 38%, 11%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(149, 55%, 15%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(55%, 0%, 29%, 85%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(13.14, -11.73, 4.72)`
CIE LCH	`lch(13.14, 12.65, 158.1)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.122, 1.584, 1.283)`
Decimal	`1123867`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #11261B, 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 #11261B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.32:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.95:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#11261B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.95:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.32:1	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 #11261B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #11261b; }
.text { color: #11261b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #11261b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(17 38 27 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #11261b, #112625); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Onyx.

Questions

What color is #11261B?: #11261B 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 #11261B?: The RGB value is 17, 38, 27: 17 red, 38 green and 27 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #11261B?: The complementary color is #26111C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #11261B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.32:1 and white text 15.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.