What color is #115C38?

#115C38 is a dark, moderate spring green, closest to the named color Midori. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #115C38?

The RGB value is 17, 92, 56: 17 red, 92 green and 56 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #115C38?

The complementary color is #5C1135, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #115C38?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.61:1 and white text 8.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#115C38 color

#115C38 rgb(17, 92, 56)

Shades of green

The hex color #115C38 is a dark, moderate spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 6.7% red, 36.1% green and 22% blue (17, 92, 56).

Its hue angle is 151°, with 69% saturation and 21% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 82% cyan, 0% magenta, 39% yellow and 64% black.

The closest named color is Midori (#2A603B), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.04:1).

#115C38 color codes

HEX	`#115C38`
RGB	`rgb(17, 92, 56)`
RGB percent	`rgb(6.7%, 36.1%, 22%)`
HSL	`hsl(151, 69%, 21%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(151, 82%, 36%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(82%, 0%, 39%, 64%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(34.1, -31.52, 14.55)`
CIE LCH	`lch(34.1, 34.71, 155.21)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.772, 8.058, 5.045)`
Decimal	`1137720`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #115C38, 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 #115C38	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.61:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.04:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#115C38 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.04:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.61:1	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 #115C38 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #115c38; }
.text { color: #115c38; }
.border { border: 2px solid #115c38; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(17 92 56 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #115c38, #115a5c); }

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Questions

What color is #115C38?: #115C38 is a dark, moderate spring green, closest to the named color Midori. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #115C38?: The RGB value is 17, 92, 56: 17 red, 92 green and 56 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #115C38?: The complementary color is #5C1135, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #115C38?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.61:1 and white text 8.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.