What color is #118C5E?

#118C5E is a dark, moderate spring green, closest to the named color Center Field. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #118C5E?

The RGB value is 17, 140, 94: 17 red, 140 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #118C5E?

The complementary color is #8C113F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #118C5E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.94:1 and white text 4.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#118C5E color

#118C5E rgb(17, 140, 94)

Shades of green

The hex color #118C5E is a dark, moderate spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 6.7% red, 54.9% green and 36.9% blue (17, 140, 94).

Its hue angle is 158°, with 78% saturation and 31% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 88% cyan, 0% magenta, 33% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Center Field (#008B56), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.94:1).

#118C5E color codes

HEX	`#118C5E`
RGB	`rgb(17, 140, 94)`
RGB percent	`rgb(6.7%, 54.9%, 36.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(158, 78%, 31%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(158, 88%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(88%, 0%, 33%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.48, -42.63, 15.94)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.48, 45.51, 159.5)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.628, 19.682, 13.774)`
Decimal	`1150046`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #118C5E, 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 #118C5E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.94:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.25:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#118C5E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.25:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.94:1	Pass	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 #118C5E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #118c5e; }
.text { color: #118c5e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #118c5e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(17 140 94 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #118c5e, #117d8c); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #118C5E?: #118C5E is a dark, moderate spring green, closest to the named color Center Field. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #118C5E?: The RGB value is 17, 140, 94: 17 red, 140 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #118C5E?: The complementary color is #8C113F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #118C5E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.94:1 and white text 4.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.