What color is #115618?

#115618 is a dark, moderate green, closest to the named color Jungle Jam. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #115618?

The RGB value is 17, 86, 24: 17 red, 86 green and 24 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #115618?

The complementary color is #56114F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #115618?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.37:1 and white text 8.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#115618 color

#115618 rgb(17, 86, 24)

Shades of green

The hex color #115618 is a dark, moderate green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 6.7% red, 33.7% green and 9.4% blue (17, 86, 24).

Its hue angle is 126°, with 67% saturation and 20% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 80% cyan, 0% magenta, 72% yellow and 66% black.

The closest named color is Jungle Jam (#115511), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.87:1).

#115618 color codes

HEX	`#115618`
RGB	`rgb(17, 86, 24)`
RGB percent	`rgb(6.7%, 33.7%, 9.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(126, 67%, 20%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(126, 80%, 34%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(80%, 0%, 72%, 66%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(31.44, -34.67, 29.13)`
CIE LCH	`lch(31.44, 45.28, 139.96)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.724, 6.84, 1.988)`
Decimal	`1136152`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #115618, 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 #115618	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.37:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.87:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#115618 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.87:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.37:1	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 #115618 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #115618; }
.text { color: #115618; }
.border { border: 2px solid #115618; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(17 86 24 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #115618, #11563b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Green.

Questions

What color is #115618?: #115618 is a dark, moderate green, closest to the named color Jungle Jam. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #115618?: The RGB value is 17, 86, 24: 17 red, 86 green and 24 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #115618?: The complementary color is #56114F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #115618?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.37:1 and white text 8.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.