What color is #113321?

#113321 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 #113321?

The RGB value is 17, 51, 33: 17 red, 51 green and 33 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #113321?

The complementary color is #331123, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #113321?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.52:1 and white text 13.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#113321 color

#113321 rgb(17, 51, 33)

Shades of green

The hex color #113321 is a very dark, moderate green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 6.7% red, 20% green and 12.9% blue (17, 51, 33).

Its hue angle is 148°, with 50% saturation and 13% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 67% cyan, 0% magenta, 35% yellow and 80% black.

The closest named color is Pitch-Black Forests (#003322), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.82:1).

#113321 color codes

HEX	`#113321`
RGB	`rgb(17, 51, 33)`
RGB percent	`rgb(6.7%, 20%, 12.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(148, 50%, 13%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(148, 67%, 20%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(67%, 0%, 35%, 80%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(18.35, -17.57, 7.8)`
CIE LCH	`lch(18.35, 19.23, 156.06)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.689, 2.596, 1.851)`
Decimal	`1127201`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #113321, 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 #113321	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.52:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.82:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#113321 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.82:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.52:1	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 #113321 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #113321; }
.text { color: #113321; }
.border { border: 2px solid #113321; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(17 51 33 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #113321, #113332); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: British Racing Green.

Questions

What color is #113321?: #113321 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 #113321?: The RGB value is 17, 51, 33: 17 red, 51 green and 33 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #113321?: The complementary color is #331123, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #113321?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.52:1 and white text 13.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.