What color is #113116?

#113116 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 #113116?

The RGB value is 17, 49, 22: 17 red, 49 green and 22 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #113116?

The complementary color is #31112C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #113116?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.47:1 and white text 14.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#113116 color

#113116 rgb(17, 49, 22)

Shades of green

The hex color #113116 is a very dark, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 6.7% red, 19.2% green and 8.6% blue (17, 49, 22).

Its hue angle is 129°, with 48% saturation and 13% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 65% cyan, 0% magenta, 55% yellow and 81% black.

The closest named color is Dark Serpent (#113311), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.24:1).

#113116 color codes

HEX	`#113116`
RGB	`rgb(17, 49, 22)`
RGB percent	`rgb(6.7%, 19.2%, 8.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(129, 48%, 13%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(129, 65%, 19%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(65%, 0%, 55%, 81%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(17.34, -19, 13.73)`
CIE LCH	`lch(17.34, 23.44, 144.14)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.474, 2.374, 1.139)`
Decimal	`1126678`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #113116, 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 #113116	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.47:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.24:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#113116 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.24:1	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 #113116 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #113116; }
.text { color: #113116; }
.border { border: 2px solid #113116; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(17 49 22 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #113116, #113126); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: British Racing Green.

Questions

What color is #113116?: #113116 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 #113116?: The RGB value is 17, 49, 22: 17 red, 49 green and 22 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #113116?: The complementary color is #31112C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #113116?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.47:1 and white text 14.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.