What color is #117B16?

#117B16 is a dark, moderate green, closest to the named color Poblano. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #117B16?

The RGB value is 17, 123, 22: 17 red, 123 green and 22 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #117B16?

The complementary color is #7B1176, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #117B16?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.87:1 and white text 5.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#117B16 color

#117B16 rgb(17, 123, 22)

Shades of green

The hex color #117B16 is a dark, moderate green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 6.7% red, 48.2% green and 8.6% blue (17, 123, 22).

Its hue angle is 123°, with 76% saturation and 27% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 86% cyan, 0% magenta, 82% yellow and 52% black.

The closest named color is Poblano (#077F1B), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.43:1).

#117B16 color codes

HEX	`#117B16`
RGB	`rgb(17, 123, 22)`
RGB percent	`rgb(6.7%, 48.2%, 8.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(123, 76%, 27%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(123, 86%, 48%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(86%, 0%, 82%, 52%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.72, -47.66, 43.4)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.72, 64.46, 137.68)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.458, 14.342, 3.134)`
Decimal	`1145622`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #117B16, 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 #117B16	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.87:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.43:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#117B16 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.43:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.87:1	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 #117B16 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #117b16; }
.text { color: #117b16; }
.border { border: 2px solid #117b16; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(17 123 22 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #117b16, #117b4b); }

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Questions

What color is #117B16?: #117B16 is a dark, moderate green, closest to the named color Poblano. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #117B16?: The RGB value is 17, 123, 22: 17 red, 123 green and 22 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #117B16?: The complementary color is #7B1176, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #117B16?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.87:1 and white text 5.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.