What color is #11522C?

#11522C is a very dark, moderate green, closest to the named color Moor-Monster. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #11522C?

The RGB value is 17, 82, 44: 17 red, 82 green and 44 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #11522C?

The complementary color is #521137, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #11522C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.27:1 and white text 9.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#11522C color

#11522C rgb(17, 82, 44)

Shades of green

The hex color #11522C is a very dark, moderate green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 6.7% red, 32.2% green and 17.3% blue (17, 82, 44).

Its hue angle is 145°, with 66% saturation and 19% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 79% cyan, 0% magenta, 46% yellow and 68% black.

The closest named color is Moor-Monster (#1F5429), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.26:1).

#11522C color codes

HEX	`#11522C`
RGB	`rgb(17, 82, 44)`
RGB percent	`rgb(6.7%, 32.2%, 17.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(145, 66%, 19%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(145, 79%, 32%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(79%, 0%, 46%, 68%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(30.24, -29.82, 16.69)`
CIE LCH	`lch(30.24, 34.18, 150.77)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.703, 6.335, 3.41)`
Decimal	`1135148`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #11522C, 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 #11522C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.27:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.26:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#11522C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.26:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.27:1	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 #11522C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #11522c; }
.text { color: #11522c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #11522c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(17 82 44 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #11522c, #11524d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: British Racing Green.

Questions

What color is #11522C?: #11522C is a very dark, moderate green, closest to the named color Moor-Monster. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #11522C?: The RGB value is 17, 82, 44: 17 red, 82 green and 44 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #11522C?: The complementary color is #521137, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #11522C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.27:1 and white text 9.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.