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#11221B Color

#11221B is rgb(17, 34, 27) in RGB, hsl(155, 33%, 10%) in HSL, and about cmyk(50%, 0%, 21%, 87%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Dark Jungle Green (#1A2421), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.57. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#11221B
HEX#11221B
RGBrgb(17, 34, 27)
HSLhsl(155, 33%, 10%)
HSVhsv(155, 50%, 13%)
CMYKcmyk(50%, 0%, 21%, 87%)
OKLCHoklch(23.4% 0.027 166.1)
LABlab(11.54% -9.04 2.39)
LCHlch(11.54% 9.35 165.21)

What #11221B Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #11221B, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every green in the library.

#11221B Channel Values

How #11221B breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 17 · G 34 · B 278-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 155° · S 33% · L 10%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 155° · S 50% · V 13%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 50% · M 0% · Y 21% · K 87%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance16.56:1 vs white · 1.27:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #11221B background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text16.56:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text1.27:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #11221B

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #11221B; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Tints & Shades of #11221B

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

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Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #11221B.

How #11221B Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#11221B
Protanopia#20201B
Protanomaly#1B211B
Deuteranopia#1D1D1B
Deuteranomaly#191F1B
Tritanopia#122121
Tritanomaly#12221F
Achromatopsia#1F1F1F

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #11221B in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-11221b: #11221B;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #11221B;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-11221b': '#11221B' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.067, green: 0.133, blue: 0.106)
Android XML<color name="color_11221b">#11221B</color>
SVG fillfill="#11221B"

More Green Colors

#11221B sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#11221B Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #11221B?

#11221B is a darkest green — rgb(17, 34, 27) in RGB and hsl(155, 33%, 10%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Dark Jungle Green (#1A2421), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.57.

What is the RGB value of #11221B?

#11221B is rgb(17, 34, 27) — red 17, green 34, and blue 27 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #11221B?

#11221B converts to approximately cmyk(50%, 0%, 21%, 87%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #11221B be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #11221B scores 16.56:1 against white and 1.27:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #11221B as a CSS color keyword?

No. #11221B is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is black (#000000) at a CIE76 distance of 14.85, which is visibly different.

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