What color is #119616?

#119616 is a dark, moderate green, closest to the named color Pestering Pesto. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #119616?

The RGB value is 17, 150, 22: 17 red, 150 green and 22 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #119616?

The complementary color is #961191, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #119616?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.4:1 and white text 3.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#119616 color

#119616 rgb(17, 150, 22)

Shades of green

The hex color #119616 is a dark, moderate green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 6.7% red, 58.8% green and 8.6% blue (17, 150, 22).

Its hue angle is 122°, with 80% saturation and 33% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 89% cyan, 0% magenta, 85% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Pestering Pesto (#119922), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.4:1).

#119616 color codes

HEX	`#119616`
RGB	`rgb(17, 150, 22)`
RGB percent	`rgb(6.7%, 58.8%, 8.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(122, 80%, 33%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(122, 89%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(89%, 0%, 85%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.01, -56.06, 52.04)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.01, 76.49, 137.13)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.282, 21.988, 4.408)`
Decimal	`1152534`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #119616, 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 #119616	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.4:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.89:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#119616 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.89:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.4:1	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 #119616 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #119616; }
.text { color: #119616; }
.border { border: 2px solid #119616; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(17 150 22 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #119616, #119659); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Forest Green.

Questions

What color is #119616?: #119616 is a dark, moderate green, closest to the named color Pestering Pesto. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #119616?: The RGB value is 17, 150, 22: 17 red, 150 green and 22 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #119616?: The complementary color is #961191, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #119616?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.4:1 and white text 3.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.