What color is #112F10?

#112F10 is a very dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Dark Serpent. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #112F10?

The RGB value is 17, 47, 16: 17 red, 47 green and 16 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #112F10?

The complementary color is #2E102F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #112F10?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.44:1 and white text 14.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#112F10 color

#112F10 rgb(17, 47, 16)

Shades of green

The hex color #112F10 is a very dark, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 6.7% red, 18.4% green and 6.3% blue (17, 47, 16).

Its hue angle is 118°, with 49% saturation and 12% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 64% cyan, 0% magenta, 66% yellow and 82% black.

The closest named color is Dark Serpent (#113311), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.6:1).

#112F10 color codes

HEX	`#112F10`
RGB	`rgb(17, 47, 16)`
RGB percent	`rgb(6.7%, 18.4%, 6.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(118, 49%, 12%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(118, 66%, 18%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(64%, 0%, 66%, 82%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(16.45, -19.06, 16.32)`
CIE LCH	`lch(16.45, 25.09, 139.42)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.341, 2.19, 0.842)`
Decimal	`1126160`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #112F10, 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 #112F10	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.44:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.6:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#112F10 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.6:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.44:1	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 #112F10 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #112f10; }
.text { color: #112f10; }
.border { border: 2px solid #112f10; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(17 47 16 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #112f10, #102f1f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: British Racing Green.

Questions

What color is #112F10?: #112F10 is a very dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Dark Serpent. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #112F10?: The RGB value is 17, 47, 16: 17 red, 47 green and 16 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #112F10?: The complementary color is #2E102F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #112F10?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.44:1 and white text 14.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.