What color is #117743?

#117743 is a dark, moderate green, closest to the named color Gale of the Wind. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #117743?

The RGB value is 17, 119, 67: 17 red, 119 green and 67 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #117743?

The complementary color is #771145, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #117743?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.74:1 and white text 5.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#117743 color

#117743 rgb(17, 119, 67)

Shades of green

The hex color #117743 is a dark, moderate green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 6.7% red, 46.7% green and 26.3% blue (17, 119, 67).

Its hue angle is 149°, with 75% saturation and 27% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 86% cyan, 0% magenta, 44% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Gale of the Wind (#007844), a difference of 0.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.61:1).

#117743 color codes

HEX	`#117743`
RGB	`rgb(17, 119, 67)`
RGB percent	`rgb(6.7%, 46.7%, 26.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(149, 75%, 27%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(149, 86%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(86%, 0%, 44%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(43.82, -40.21, 21)`
CIE LCH	`lch(43.82, 45.36, 152.42)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.84, 13.717, 7.544)`
Decimal	`1144643`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #117743, 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 #117743	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.74:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.61:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#117743 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.61:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.74:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

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 #117743 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #117743; }
.text { color: #117743; }
.border { border: 2px solid #117743; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(17 119 67 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #117743, #117776); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #117743?: #117743 is a dark, moderate green, closest to the named color Gale of the Wind. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #117743?: The RGB value is 17, 119, 67: 17 red, 119 green and 67 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #117743?: The complementary color is #771145, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #117743?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.74:1 and white text 5.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.