What color is #112826?

#112826 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 #112826?

The RGB value is 17, 40, 38: 17 red, 40 green and 38 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #112826?

The complementary color is #281113, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #112826?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.36:1 and white text 15.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#112826 color

#112826 rgb(17, 40, 38)

Shades of black

The hex color #112826 is a very dark, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 6.7% red, 15.7% green and 14.9% blue (17, 40, 38).

Its hue angle is 175°, with 40% saturation and 11% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 58% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 84% black.

The closest named color is Swamp Thing (#162825), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.49:1).

#112826 color codes

HEX	`#112826`
RGB	`rgb(17, 40, 38)`
RGB percent	`rgb(6.7%, 15.7%, 14.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(175, 40%, 11%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(175, 57%, 16%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(58%, 0%, 5%, 84%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(14.27, -9.69, -1.5)`
CIE LCH	`lch(14.27, 9.8, 188.78)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.34, 1.777, 2.106)`
Decimal	`1124390`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #112826, 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 #112826	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.36:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.49:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#112826 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.49:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.36:1	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 #112826 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #112826; }
.text { color: #112826; }
.border { border: 2px solid #112826; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(17 40 38 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #112826, #111e28); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gunmetal.

Questions

What color is #112826?: #112826 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 #112826?: The RGB value is 17, 40, 38: 17 red, 40 green and 38 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #112826?: The complementary color is #281113, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #112826?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.36:1 and white text 15.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.