What color is #11271F?

#11271F 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 #11271F?

The RGB value is 17, 39, 31: 17 red, 39 green and 31 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #11271F?

The complementary color is #271119, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #11271F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.33:1 and white text 15.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#11271F color

#11271F rgb(17, 39, 31)

Shades of black

The hex color #11271F is a very dark, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 6.7% red, 15.3% green and 12.2% blue (17, 39, 31).

Its hue angle is 158°, with 39% saturation and 11% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 56% cyan, 0% magenta, 21% yellow and 85% black.

The closest named color is Swamp Thing (#162825), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.74:1).

#11271F color codes

HEX	`#11271F`
RGB	`rgb(17, 39, 31)`
RGB percent	`rgb(6.7%, 15.3%, 12.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(158, 39%, 11%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(158, 56%, 15%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(56%, 0%, 21%, 85%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(13.64, -11.23, 2.59)`
CIE LCH	`lch(13.64, 11.52, 167.01)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.204, 1.669, 1.555)`
Decimal	`1124127`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #11271F, 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 #11271F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.33:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.74:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#11271F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.74:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.33:1	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 #11271F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #11271f; }
.text { color: #11271f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #11271f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(17 39 31 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #11271f, #112427); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Onyx.

Questions

What color is #11271F?: #11271F 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 #11271F?: The RGB value is 17, 39, 31: 17 red, 39 green and 31 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #11271F?: The complementary color is #271119, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #11271F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.33:1 and white text 15.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.