What color is #112712?

#112712 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 #112712?

The RGB value is 17, 39, 18: 17 red, 39 green and 18 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #112712?

The complementary color is #271126, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #112712?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.32:1 and white text 15.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#112712 color

#112712 rgb(17, 39, 18)

Shades of green

The hex color #112712 is a very dark, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 6.7% red, 15.3% green and 7.1% blue (17, 39, 18).

Its hue angle is 123°, with 39% saturation and 11% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 56% cyan, 0% magenta, 54% yellow and 85% black.

The closest named color is Nightmare (#112211), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.88:1).

#112712 color codes

HEX	`#112712`
RGB	`rgb(17, 39, 18)`
RGB percent	`rgb(6.7%, 15.3%, 7.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(123, 39%, 11%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(123, 56%, 15%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(56%, 0%, 54%, 85%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(13.31, -14.44, 11.12)`
CIE LCH	`lch(13.31, 18.22, 142.4)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.066, 1.614, 0.827)`
Decimal	`1124114`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #112712, 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 #112712	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.32:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.88:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#112712 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.88:1	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 #112712 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #112712; }
.text { color: #112712; }
.border { border: 2px solid #112712; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(17 39 18 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #112712, #11271d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: British Racing Green.

Questions

What color is #112712?: #112712 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 #112712?: The RGB value is 17, 39, 18: 17 red, 39 green and 18 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #112712?: The complementary color is #271126, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #112712?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.32:1 and white text 15.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.