What color is #112F2C?

#112F2C 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 #112F2C?

The RGB value is 17, 47, 44: 17 red, 47 green and 44 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #112F2C?

The complementary color is #2F1114, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #112F2C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.47:1 and white text 14.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#112F2C color

#112F2C rgb(17, 47, 44)

Shades of gray

The hex color #112F2C is a very dark, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 6.7% red, 18.4% green and 17.3% blue (17, 47, 44).

Its hue angle is 174°, with 47% saturation and 13% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 64% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 82% black.

The closest named color is Swamp Thing (#162825), a difference of 3.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.32:1).

#112F2C color codes

HEX	`#112F2C`
RGB	`rgb(17, 47, 44)`
RGB percent	`rgb(6.7%, 18.4%, 17.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(174, 47%, 13%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(174, 64%, 18%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(64%, 0%, 6%, 82%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(17.15, -12.07, -1.48)`
CIE LCH	`lch(17.15, 12.16, 186.97)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.702, 2.334, 2.743)`
Decimal	`1126188`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #112F2C, 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 #112F2C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.47:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.32:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#112F2C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.32:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.47:1	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 #112F2C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #112f2c; }
.text { color: #112f2c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #112f2c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(17 47 44 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #112f2c, #11232f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gunmetal.

Questions

What color is #112F2C?: #112F2C 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 #112F2C?: The RGB value is 17, 47, 44: 17 red, 47 green and 44 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #112F2C?: The complementary color is #2F1114, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #112F2C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.47:1 and white text 14.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.