What color is #113524?

#113524 is a very dark, moderate spring green, closest to the named color Pitch-Black Forests. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #113524?

The RGB value is 17, 53, 36: 17 red, 53 green and 36 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #113524?

The complementary color is #351122, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #113524?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.56:1 and white text 13.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#113524 color

#113524 rgb(17, 53, 36)

Shades of green

The hex color #113524 is a very dark, moderate spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 6.7% red, 20.8% green and 14.1% blue (17, 53, 36).

Its hue angle is 152°, with 51% saturation and 14% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 68% cyan, 0% magenta, 32% yellow and 79% black.

The closest named color is Pitch-Black Forests (#003322), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.47:1).

#113524 color codes

HEX	`#113524`
RGB	`rgb(17, 53, 36)`
RGB percent	`rgb(6.7%, 20.8%, 14.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(152, 51%, 14%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(152, 68%, 21%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(68%, 0%, 32%, 79%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(19.19, -17.87, 6.94)`
CIE LCH	`lch(19.19, 19.17, 158.76)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.823, 2.793, 2.112)`
Decimal	`1127716`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #113524, 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 #113524	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.56:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.47:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#113524 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.47:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.56:1	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 #113524 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #113524; }
.text { color: #113524; }
.border { border: 2px solid #113524; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(17 53 36 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #113524, #113435); }

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Questions

What color is #113524?: #113524 is a very dark, moderate spring green, closest to the named color Pitch-Black Forests. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #113524?: The RGB value is 17, 53, 36: 17 red, 53 green and 36 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #113524?: The complementary color is #351122, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #113524?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.56:1 and white text 13.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.