#112E29 colour

#112E29 is a very dark muted green cyan close to CSS darkslategray: RGB 17, 46, 41, HSL 170, 46%, 12%. White text passes AAA (14.52:1).

#112E29

Nearest CSS name: darkslategray #2f4f4f (not an exact match)
Described as: a very dark muted green cyan
Red, green, blue: 17, 46, 41
Web safe: No
Luminance: 0.0223 (WCAG relative luminance, 0 is black, 1 is white)

Colour codes

HEX	`#112e29`
RGB	`rgb(17, 46, 41)`
RGB (percent)	`rgb(6.7% 18% 16.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(169.7, 46%, 12.4%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(169.7, 63%, 18%)`
HWB	`hwb(169.7 6.7% 82%)`
CMYK (naive)	`cmyk(63%, 0%, 11%, 82%)`
CIELAB (D50)	`lab(16.59% -12.58 -0.27)`
OKLCH	`oklch(27.71% 0.0363 180.72)`
Decimal	`1125929`

CMYK here is the plain formula with no colour profile, so treat it as a starting point; a printer's profile gives the real ink values. CIELAB uses a D50 white point, as CSS lab() does. HSV is not a CSS function, so it is shown for design apps only.

Contrast with white and black text

White text, 14.52:1The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.

Black text, 1.45:1The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.

Text	Ratio	AA normal (4.5)	AA large (3)	AAA normal (7)	AAA large (4.5)
White	14.52:1	Pass	Pass	Pass	Pass
Black	1.45:1	Fail	Fail	Fail	Fail

White text is the better choice on #112E29 (14.52:1). Ratios use the WCAG 2.2 formula; large text means at least 24px, or 18.66px bold. Check another pair.

Tints and shades

Mixed with white, then with black, in ten even steps (straight sRGB mixing, as most design tools do).

9%#27413c 18%#3c5450 27%#526763 36%#687a77 45%#7d8d8a 55%#93a09e 64%#a8b3b1 73%#bec6c5 82%#d4d9d8 91%#e9ecec

9%#0f2a25 18%#0e2622 27%#0c211e 36%#0b1d1a 45%#091916 55%#081513 64%#06110f 73%#050d0b 82%#030807 91%#020404

Colour harmonies

Hue turned around the HSL colour wheel, saturation and lightness kept.

Complementary

The hue opposite on the colour wheel (180°).

#112e29 #2e1116

Analogous

Neighbours 30° either side.

#112e1b #112e29 #11252e

Triadic

Three hues 120° apart.

#112e29 #29112e #2e2911

Split complementary

The two hues either side of the complement (150° and 210°).

#112e29 #2e1125 #2e1b11

Tetradic (square)

Four hues 90° apart.

#112e29 #1b112e #2e1116 #252e11

How it looks with colour blindness

Normal vision#112e29 Protanopia#2c2b29 Deuteranopia#272829 Tritanopia#032f2c Achromatopsia#292929

Simulated with the Machado, Oliveira and Fernandes (2009) matrices at full severity, applied in linear RGB; achromatopsia shows the colour's luminance as grey. Milder forms (protanomaly, deuteranomaly) are far more common and shift colours less. Never use colour as the only way to carry meaning.

CSS

Text colour	`color: #112e29;`
Background	`background-color: #112e29;`
Border	`border: 1px solid #112e29;`
Half transparent	`background-color: rgb(17 46 41 / 50%);`
Custom property	`--colour-main: #112e29;`
Gradient to a darker shade	`background: linear-gradient(135deg, #112e29, #0a1c19);`
Gradient from a lighter tint	`background: linear-gradient(180deg, #70827f, #112e29);`
Text on this colour	`background-color: #112e29; color: #fff;`

Similar named colours

Distance is measured in OKLab, scaled by 100; under about 2 is hard to tell apart side by side.

Convert #112E29 to other formats · Build a palette from it · Check contrast · All named colours

Colour names from CSS Color Module Level 4. Palette values from the Tailwind CSS v3 default palette (MIT licence) and the Material Design 2014 colour palette as published in Material Design Lite (Apache License 2.0). All other values are calculated from the hex code.