What color is #113216?

#113216 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 #113216?

The RGB value is 17, 50, 22: 17 red, 50 green and 22 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #113216?

The complementary color is #32112D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #113216?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.49:1 and white text 14.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#113216 color

#113216 rgb(17, 50, 22)

Shades of green

The hex color #113216 is a very dark, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 6.7% red, 19.6% green and 8.6% blue (17, 50, 22).

Its hue angle is 129°, with 49% saturation and 13% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 66% cyan, 0% magenta, 56% yellow and 80% black.

The closest named color is Dark Serpent (#113311), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.08:1).

#113216 color codes

HEX	`#113216`
RGB	`rgb(17, 50, 22)`
RGB percent	`rgb(6.7%, 19.6%, 8.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(129, 49%, 13%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(129, 66%, 20%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(66%, 0%, 56%, 80%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(17.73, -19.51, 14.23)`
CIE LCH	`lch(17.73, 24.14, 143.89)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.516, 2.458, 1.153)`
Decimal	`1126934`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #113216, 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 #113216	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.49:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.08:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#113216 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.08:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.49:1	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 #113216 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #113216; }
.text { color: #113216; }
.border { border: 2px solid #113216; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(17 50 22 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #113216, #113227); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: British Racing Green.

Questions

What color is #113216?: #113216 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 #113216?: The RGB value is 17, 50, 22: 17 red, 50 green and 22 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #113216?: The complementary color is #32112D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #113216?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.49:1 and white text 14.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.