What color is #11281F?

#11281F is a very dark, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Swamp Thing. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #11281F?

The RGB value is 17, 40, 31: 17 red, 40 green and 31 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #11281F?

The complementary color is #28111A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #11281F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.35:1 and white text 15.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#11281F color

#11281F rgb(17, 40, 31)

Shades of gray

The hex color #11281F is a very dark, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 6.7% red, 15.7% green and 12.2% blue (17, 40, 31).

Its hue angle is 157°, with 40% saturation and 11% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 58% cyan, 0% magenta, 22% yellow and 84% black.

The closest named color is Swamp Thing (#162825), a difference of 4.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.59:1).

#11281F color codes

HEX	`#11281F`
RGB	`rgb(17, 40, 31)`
RGB percent	`rgb(6.7%, 15.7%, 12.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(157, 40%, 11%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(157, 57%, 16%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(58%, 0%, 22%, 84%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(14.03, -11.84, 3.15)`
CIE LCH	`lch(14.03, 12.25, 165.12)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.237, 1.736, 1.566)`
Decimal	`1124383`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #11281F, 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 #11281F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.35:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.59:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#11281F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.59:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.35:1	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 #11281F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #11281f; }
.text { color: #11281f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #11281f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(17 40 31 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #11281f, #112628); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Onyx.

Questions

What color is #11281F?: #11281F is a very dark, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Swamp Thing. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #11281F?: The RGB value is 17, 40, 31: 17 red, 40 green and 31 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #11281F?: The complementary color is #28111A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #11281F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.35:1 and white text 15.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.