What color is #113225?

#113225 is a very dark, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Pitch-Black Forests. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #113225?

The RGB value is 17, 50, 37: 17 red, 50 green and 37 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #113225?

The complementary color is #32111E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #113225?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.51:1 and white text 13.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#113225 color

#113225 rgb(17, 50, 37)

Shades of green

The hex color #113225 is a very dark, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 6.7% red, 19.6% green and 14.5% blue (17, 50, 37).

Its hue angle is 156°, with 49% saturation and 13% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 66% cyan, 0% magenta, 26% yellow and 80% black.

The closest named color is Pitch-Black Forests (#003322), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.94:1).

#113225 color codes

HEX	`#113225`
RGB	`rgb(17, 50, 37)`
RGB percent	`rgb(6.7%, 19.6%, 14.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(156, 49%, 13%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(156, 66%, 20%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(66%, 0%, 26%, 80%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(18.07, -15.96, 4.69)`
CIE LCH	`lch(18.07, 16.63, 163.61)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.706, 2.534, 2.149)`
Decimal	`1126949`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #113225, 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 #113225	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.51:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.94:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#113225 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.94:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.51:1	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 #113225 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #113225; }
.text { color: #113225; }
.border { border: 2px solid #113225; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(17 50 37 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #113225, #112e32); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: British Racing Green.

Questions

What color is #113225?: #113225 is a very dark, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Pitch-Black Forests. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #113225?: The RGB value is 17, 50, 37: 17 red, 50 green and 37 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #113225?: The complementary color is #32111E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #113225?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.51:1 and white text 13.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.