What color is #11301B?

#11301B is a very dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Pitch-Black Forests. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #11301B?

The RGB value is 17, 48, 27: 17 red, 48 green and 27 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #11301B?

The complementary color is #301126, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #11301B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.46:1 and white text 14.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#11301B color

#11301B rgb(17, 48, 27)

Shades of green

The hex color #11301B is a very dark, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 6.7% red, 18.8% green and 10.6% blue (17, 48, 27).

Its hue angle is 139°, with 48% saturation and 13% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 65% cyan, 0% magenta, 44% yellow and 81% black.

The closest named color is Pitch-Black Forests (#003322), a difference of 3.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.36:1).

#11301B color codes

HEX	`#11301B`
RGB	`rgb(17, 48, 27)`
RGB percent	`rgb(6.7%, 18.8%, 10.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(139, 48%, 13%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(139, 65%, 19%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(65%, 0%, 44%, 81%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(17.05, -17.42, 10.07)`
CIE LCH	`lch(17.05, 20.12, 149.97)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.486, 2.312, 1.405)`
Decimal	`1126427`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #11301B, 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 #11301B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.46:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.36:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#11301B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.36:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.46:1	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 #11301B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #11301b; }
.text { color: #11301b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #11301b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(17 48 27 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #11301b, #11302b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: British Racing Green.

Questions

What color is #11301B?: #11301B is a very dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Pitch-Black Forests. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #11301B?: The RGB value is 17, 48, 27: 17 red, 48 green and 27 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #11301B?: The complementary color is #301126, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #11301B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.46:1 and white text 14.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.