What color is #11331C?

#11331C is a very dark, moderate green, closest to the named color Pitch-Black Forests. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #11331C?

The RGB value is 17, 51, 28: 17 red, 51 green and 28 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #11331C?

The complementary color is #331128, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #11331C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.51:1 and white text 13.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#11331C color

#11331C rgb(17, 51, 28)

Shades of green

The hex color #11331C is a very dark, moderate green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 6.7% red, 20% green and 11% blue (17, 51, 28).

Its hue angle is 139°, with 50% saturation and 13% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 67% cyan, 0% magenta, 45% yellow and 80% black.

The closest named color is Pitch-Black Forests (#003322), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.87:1).

#11331C color codes

HEX	`#11331C`
RGB	`rgb(17, 51, 28)`
RGB percent	`rgb(6.7%, 20%, 11%)`
HSL	`hsl(139, 50%, 13%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(139, 67%, 20%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(67%, 0%, 45%, 80%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(18.23, -18.77, 10.99)`
CIE LCH	`lch(18.23, 21.75, 149.66)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.624, 2.571, 1.509)`
Decimal	`1127196`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #11331C, 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 #11331C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.51:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.87:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#11331C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.87:1	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 #11331C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #11331c; }
.text { color: #11331c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #11331c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(17 51 28 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #11331c, #11332d); }

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Questions

What color is #11331C?: #11331C is a very dark, moderate green, closest to the named color Pitch-Black Forests. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #11331C?: The RGB value is 17, 51, 28: 17 red, 51 green and 28 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #11331C?: The complementary color is #331128, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #11331C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.51:1 and white text 13.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.