What color is #112723?

#112723 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 #112723?

The RGB value is 17, 39, 35: 17 red, 39 green and 35 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #112723?

The complementary color is #271115, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #112723?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.34:1 and white text 15.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#112723 color

#112723 rgb(17, 39, 35)

Shades of black

The hex color #112723 is a very dark, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 6.7% red, 15.3% green and 13.7% blue (17, 39, 35).

Its hue angle is 169°, with 39% saturation and 11% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 56% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 85% black.

The closest named color is Swamp Thing (#162825), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.69:1).

#112723 color codes

HEX	`#112723`
RGB	`rgb(17, 39, 35)`
RGB percent	`rgb(6.7%, 15.3%, 13.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(169, 39%, 11%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(169, 56%, 15%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(56%, 0%, 10%, 85%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(13.78, -10.02, -0.08)`
CIE LCH	`lch(13.78, 10.02, 180.43)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.26, 1.691, 1.85)`
Decimal	`1124131`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #112723, 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 #112723	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.34:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.69:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#112723 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.69:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.34:1	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 #112723 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #112723; }
.text { color: #112723; }
.border { border: 2px solid #112723; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(17 39 35 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #112723, #112027); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gunmetal.

Questions

What color is #112723?: #112723 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 #112723?: The RGB value is 17, 39, 35: 17 red, 39 green and 35 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #112723?: The complementary color is #271115, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #112723?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.34:1 and white text 15.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.