What color is #113C23?

#113C23 is a very dark, moderate green, closest to the named color British Racing Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #113C23?

The RGB value is 17, 60, 35: 17 red, 60 green and 35 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #113C23?

The complementary color is #3C112A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #113C23?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.69:1 and white text 12.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#113C23 color

#113C23 rgb(17, 60, 35)

Shades of green

The hex color #113C23 is a very dark, moderate green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 6.7% red, 23.5% green and 13.7% blue (17, 60, 35).

Its hue angle is 145°, with 56% saturation and 15% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 72% cyan, 0% magenta, 42% yellow and 76% black.

The closest named color is British Racing Green (#004225), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.39:1).

#113C23 color codes

HEX	`#113C23`
RGB	`rgb(17, 60, 35)`
RGB percent	`rgb(6.7%, 23.5%, 13.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(145, 56%, 15%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(145, 72%, 24%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(72%, 0%, 42%, 76%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(21.84, -21.7, 11.22)`
CIE LCH	`lch(21.84, 24.43, 152.67)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.15, 3.472, 2.147)`
Decimal	`1129507`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #113C23, 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 #113C23	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.69:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.39:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#113C23 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.39:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.69:1	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 #113C23 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #113c23; }
.text { color: #113c23; }
.border { border: 2px solid #113c23; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(17 60 35 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #113c23, #113c38); }

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Questions

What color is #113C23?: #113C23 is a very dark, moderate green, closest to the named color British Racing Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #113C23?: The RGB value is 17, 60, 35: 17 red, 60 green and 35 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #113C23?: The complementary color is #3C112A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #113C23?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.69:1 and white text 12.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.