What color is #11372A?

#11372A 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 #11372A?

The RGB value is 17, 55, 42: 17 red, 55 green and 42 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #11372A?

The complementary color is #37111E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #11372A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.6:1 and white text 13.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#11372A color

#11372A rgb(17, 55, 42)

Shades of green

The hex color #11372A is a very dark, moderate spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 6.7% red, 21.6% green and 16.5% blue (17, 55, 42).

Its hue angle is 159°, with 53% saturation and 14% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 69% cyan, 0% magenta, 24% yellow and 78% black.

The closest named color is Pitch-Black Forests (#003322), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.09:1).

#11372A color codes

HEX	`#11372A`
RGB	`rgb(17, 55, 42)`
RGB percent	`rgb(6.7%, 21.6%, 16.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(159, 53%, 14%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(159, 69%, 22%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(69%, 0%, 24%, 78%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(20.12, -17.3, 4.19)`
CIE LCH	`lch(20.12, 17.8, 166.37)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.015, 3.019, 2.666)`
Decimal	`1128234`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #11372A, 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 #11372A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.6:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.09:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#11372A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.09:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.6:1	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 #11372A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #11372a; }
.text { color: #11372a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #11372a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(17 55 42 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #11372a, #113137); }

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Questions

What color is #11372A?: #11372A 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 #11372A?: The RGB value is 17, 55, 42: 17 red, 55 green and 42 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #11372A?: The complementary color is #37111E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #11372A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.6:1 and white text 13.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.