What color is #11500A?

#11500A is a very dark, moderate green, closest to the named color Jungle Jam. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #11500A?

The RGB value is 17, 80, 10: 17 red, 80 green and 10 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #11500A?

The complementary color is #490A50, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #11500A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.18:1 and white text 9.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#11500A color

#11500A rgb(17, 80, 10)

Shades of green

The hex color #11500A is a very dark, moderate green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 6.7% red, 31.4% green and 3.9% blue (17, 80, 10).

Its hue angle is 114°, with 78% saturation and 18% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 79% cyan, 0% magenta, 88% yellow and 69% black.

The closest named color is Jungle Jam (#115511), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.65:1).

#11500A color codes

HEX	`#11500A`
RGB	`rgb(17, 80, 10)`
RGB percent	`rgb(6.7%, 31.4%, 3.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(114, 78%, 18%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(114, 88%, 31%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(79%, 0%, 88%, 69%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(29.1, -33.73, 32.58)`
CIE LCH	`lch(29.1, 46.89, 135.99)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.154, 5.878, 1.255)`
Decimal	`1134602`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #11500A, 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 #11500A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.18:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.65:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#11500A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.65:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.18:1	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 #11500A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #11500a; }
.text { color: #11500a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #11500a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(17 80 10 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #11500a, #0a5026); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Green.

Questions

What color is #11500A?: #11500A is a very dark, moderate green, closest to the named color Jungle Jam. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #11500A?: The RGB value is 17, 80, 10: 17 red, 80 green and 10 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #11500A?: The complementary color is #490A50, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #11500A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.18:1 and white text 9.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.