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#112427 Color

#112427 is rgb(17, 36, 39) in RGB, hsl(188, 39%, 11%) in HSL, and about cmyk(56%, 8%, 0%, 85%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Dark Jungle Green (#1A2421), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.51. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#112427
HEX#112427
RGBrgb(17, 36, 39)
HSLhsl(188, 39%, 11%)
HSVhsv(188, 56%, 15%)
CMYKcmyk(56%, 8%, 0%, 85%)
OKLCHoklch(24.6% 0.025 208.6)
LABlab(12.69% -7.33 -4.58)
LCHlch(12.69% 8.64 212.02)

What #112427 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 #112427, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

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#112427 Channel Values

How #112427 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 36 · B 398-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 188° · S 39% · L 11%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 188° · S 56% · V 15%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 56% · M 8% · Y 0% · K 85%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance16.09:1 vs white · 1.31:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #112427 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 text16.09:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text1.31:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #112427

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #112427; 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 #112427

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

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How #112427 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#112427
Protanopia#212127
Protanomaly#1C2327
Deuteranopia#1F1F27
Deuteranomaly#1A2127
Tritanopia#102424
Tritanomaly#112425
Achromatopsia#212121

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Using #112427 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-112427: #112427;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #112427;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-112427': '#112427' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.067, green: 0.141, blue: 0.153)
Android XML<color name="color_112427">#112427</color>
SVG fillfill="#112427"

More Teal Colors

#112427 sits in the teal family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#112427 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #112427?

#112427 is a darkest teal — rgb(17, 36, 39) in RGB and hsl(188, 39%, 11%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Dark Jungle Green (#1A2421), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.51.

What is the RGB value of #112427?

#112427 is rgb(17, 36, 39) — red 17, green 36, and blue 39 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #112427?

#112427 converts to approximately cmyk(56%, 8%, 0%, 85%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #112427 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #112427 scores 16.09:1 against white and 1.31:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #112427 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #112427 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 15.35, which is visibly different.

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