What color is #114D39?

#114D39 is a very dark, moderate spring green, closest to the named color Zucchini. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #114D39?

The RGB value is 17, 77, 57: 17 red, 77 green and 57 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #114D39?

The complementary color is #4D1125, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #114D39?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.14:1 and white text 9.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#114D39 color

#114D39 rgb(17, 77, 57)

Shades of green

The hex color #114D39 is a very dark, moderate spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 6.7% red, 30.2% green and 22.4% blue (17, 77, 57).

Its hue angle is 160°, with 64% saturation and 18% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 78% cyan, 0% magenta, 26% yellow and 70% black.

The closest named color is Zucchini (#17462E), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.79:1).

#114D39 color codes

HEX	`#114D39`
RGB	`rgb(17, 77, 57)`
RGB percent	`rgb(6.7%, 30.2%, 22.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(160, 64%, 18%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(160, 78%, 30%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(78%, 0%, 26%, 70%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(28.7, -24.4, 6.5)`
CIE LCH	`lch(28.7, 25.25, 165.09)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.623, 5.722, 4.784)`
Decimal	`1133881`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #114D39, 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 #114D39	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.14:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.79:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#114D39 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.79:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.14:1	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 #114D39 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #114d39; }
.text { color: #114d39; }
.border { border: 2px solid #114d39; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(17 77 57 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #114d39, #11434d); }

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Questions

What color is #114D39?: #114D39 is a very dark, moderate spring green, closest to the named color Zucchini. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #114D39?: The RGB value is 17, 77, 57: 17 red, 77 green and 57 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #114D39?: The complementary color is #4D1125, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #114D39?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.14:1 and white text 9.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.