What color is #118053?

#118053 is a dark, moderate spring green, closest to the named color Woodland Soul. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #118053?

The RGB value is 17, 128, 83: 17 red, 128 green and 83 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #118053?

The complementary color is #80113E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #118053?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.24:1 and white text 4.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#118053 color

#118053 rgb(17, 128, 83)

Shades of green

The hex color #118053 is a dark, moderate spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 6.7% red, 50.2% green and 32.5% blue (17, 128, 83).

Its hue angle is 156°, with 77% saturation and 28% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 87% cyan, 0% magenta, 35% yellow and 50% black.

The closest named color is Woodland Soul (#127A49), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.96:1).

#118053 color codes

HEX	`#118053`
RGB	`rgb(17, 128, 83)`
RGB percent	`rgb(6.7%, 50.2%, 32.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(156, 77%, 28%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(156, 87%, 50%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(87%, 0%, 35%, 50%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.21, -40.33, 16.39)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.21, 43.54, 157.88)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.511, 16.181, 10.804)`
Decimal	`1146963`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #118053, 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 #118053	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.24:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.96:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#118053 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.96:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.24:1	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 #118053 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #118053; }
.text { color: #118053; }
.border { border: 2px solid #118053; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(17 128 83 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #118053, #117680); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #118053?: #118053 is a dark, moderate spring green, closest to the named color Woodland Soul. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #118053?: The RGB value is 17, 128, 83: 17 red, 128 green and 83 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #118053?: The complementary color is #80113E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #118053?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.24:1 and white text 4.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.