What color is #112C1E?

#112C1E is a very dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Nightmare. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #112C1E?

The RGB value is 17, 44, 30: 17 red, 44 green and 30 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #112C1E?

The complementary color is #2C111F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #112C1E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.4:1 and white text 14.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#112C1E color

#112C1E rgb(17, 44, 30)

Shades of green

The hex color #112C1E is a very dark, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 6.7% red, 17.3% green and 11.8% blue (17, 44, 30).

Its hue angle is 149°, with 44% saturation and 12% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 61% cyan, 0% magenta, 32% yellow and 83% black.

The closest named color is Nightmare (#112211), a difference of 4.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.97:1).

#112C1E color codes

HEX	`#112C1E`
RGB	`rgb(17, 44, 30)`
RGB percent	`rgb(6.7%, 17.3%, 11.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(149, 44%, 12%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(149, 61%, 17%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(61%, 0%, 32%, 83%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(15.56, -14.47, 6)`
CIE LCH	`lch(15.56, 15.67, 157.49)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.366, 2.014, 1.545)`
Decimal	`1125406`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #112C1E, 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 #112C1E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.4:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.97:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#112C1E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.97:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.4:1	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 #112C1E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #112c1e; }
.text { color: #112c1e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #112c1e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(17 44 30 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #112c1e, #112c2c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: British Racing Green.

Questions

What color is #112C1E?: #112C1E is a very dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Nightmare. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #112C1E?: The RGB value is 17, 44, 30: 17 red, 44 green and 30 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #112C1E?: The complementary color is #2C111F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #112C1E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.4:1 and white text 14.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.