What color is #112A27?

#112A27 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 #112A27?

The RGB value is 17, 42, 39: 17 red, 42 green and 39 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #112A27?

The complementary color is #2A1114, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #112A27?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.38:1 and white text 15.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#112A27 color

#112A27 rgb(17, 42, 39)

Shades of black

The hex color #112A27 is a very dark, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 6.7% red, 16.5% green and 15.3% blue (17, 42, 39).

Its hue angle is 173°, with 42% saturation and 12% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 60% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 84% black.

The closest named color is Swamp Thing (#162825), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.17:1).

#112A27 color codes

HEX	`#112A27`
RGB	`rgb(17, 42, 39)`
RGB percent	`rgb(6.7%, 16.5%, 15.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(173, 42%, 12%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(173, 60%, 16%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(60%, 0%, 7%, 84%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(15.07, -10.62, -1.03)`
CIE LCH	`lch(15.07, 10.67, 185.52)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.425, 1.921, 2.215)`
Decimal	`1124903`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #112A27, 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 #112A27	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.38:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.17:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#112A27 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.17:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.38:1	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 #112A27 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #112a27; }
.text { color: #112a27; }
.border { border: 2px solid #112a27; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(17 42 39 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #112a27, #11212a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gunmetal.

Questions

What color is #112A27?: #112A27 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 #112A27?: The RGB value is 17, 42, 39: 17 red, 42 green and 39 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #112A27?: The complementary color is #2A1114, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #112A27?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.38:1 and white text 15.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.