What color is #119400?

#119400 is a dark, vivid green, closest to the named color Maniac Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #119400?

The RGB value is 17, 148, 0: 17 red, 148 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #119400?

The complementary color is #830094, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #119400?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.26:1 and white text 3.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#119400 color

#119400 rgb(17, 148, 0)

Shades of green

The hex color #119400 is a dark, vivid green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 6.7% red, 58% green and 0% blue (17, 148, 0).

Its hue angle is 113°, with 100% saturation and 29% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 89% cyan, 0% magenta, 100% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Maniac Green (#009000), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.26:1).

#119400 color codes

HEX	`#119400`
RGB	`rgb(17, 148, 0)`
RGB percent	`rgb(6.7%, 58%, 0%)`
HSL	`hsl(113, 100%, 29%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(113, 100%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(89%, 0%, 100%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.27, -56.26, 55.6)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.27, 79.1, 135.34)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.82, 21.298, 3.541)`
Decimal	`1152000`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #119400, 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 #119400	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.26:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.99:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#119400 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.99:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.26:1	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 #119400 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #119400; }
.text { color: #119400; }
.border { border: 2px solid #119400; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(17 148 0 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #119400, #009439); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Forest Green.

Questions

What color is #119400?: #119400 is a dark, vivid green, closest to the named color Maniac Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #119400?: The RGB value is 17, 148, 0: 17 red, 148 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #119400?: The complementary color is #830094, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #119400?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.26:1 and white text 3.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.