What color is #114227?

#114227 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 #114227?

The RGB value is 17, 66, 39: 17 red, 66 green and 39 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #114227?

The complementary color is #42112C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #114227?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.83:1 and white text 11.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#114227 color

#114227 rgb(17, 66, 39)

Shades of green

The hex color #114227 is a very dark, moderate green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 6.7% red, 25.9% green and 15.3% blue (17, 66, 39).

Its hue angle is 147°, with 59% saturation and 16% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 74% cyan, 0% magenta, 41% yellow and 74% black.

The closest named color is British Racing Green (#004225), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.46:1).

#114227 color codes

HEX	`#114227`
RGB	`rgb(17, 66, 39)`
RGB percent	`rgb(6.7%, 25.9%, 15.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(147, 59%, 16%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(147, 74%, 26%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(74%, 0%, 41%, 74%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(24.2, -23.68, 11.8)`
CIE LCH	`lch(24.2, 26.46, 153.51)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.545, 4.162, 2.588)`
Decimal	`1131047`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #114227, 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 #114227	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.83:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.46:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#114227 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.46:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.83:1	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 #114227 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #114227; }
.text { color: #114227; }
.border { border: 2px solid #114227; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(17 66 39 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #114227, #114240); }

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Questions

What color is #114227?: #114227 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 #114227?: The RGB value is 17, 66, 39: 17 red, 66 green and 39 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #114227?: The complementary color is #42112C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #114227?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.83:1 and white text 11.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.