What color is #113E2E?

#113E2E 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 #113E2E?

The RGB value is 17, 62, 46: 17 red, 62 green and 46 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #113E2E?

The complementary color is #3E1121, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #113E2E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.75:1 and white text 11.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#113E2E color

#113E2E rgb(17, 62, 46)

Shades of green

The hex color #113E2E is a very dark, moderate spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 6.7% red, 24.3% green and 18% blue (17, 62, 46).

Its hue angle is 159°, with 57% saturation and 15% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 73% cyan, 0% magenta, 26% yellow and 76% black.

The closest named color is Pitch-Black Forests (#003322), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.98:1).

#113E2E color codes

HEX	`#113E2E`
RGB	`rgb(17, 62, 46)`
RGB percent	`rgb(6.7%, 24.3%, 18%)`
HSL	`hsl(159, 57%, 15%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(159, 73%, 24%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(73%, 0%, 26%, 76%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(22.87, -19.9, 5.41)`
CIE LCH	`lch(22.87, 20.62, 164.78)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.447, 3.761, 3.181)`
Decimal	`1130030`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #113E2E, 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 #113E2E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.75:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.98:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#113E2E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.98:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.75:1	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 #113E2E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #113e2e; }
.text { color: #113e2e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #113e2e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(17 62 46 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #113e2e, #11383e); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #113E2E?: #113E2E 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 #113E2E?: The RGB value is 17, 62, 46: 17 red, 62 green and 46 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #113E2E?: The complementary color is #3E1121, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #113E2E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.75:1 and white text 11.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.