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#112C12 Color

#112C12 is rgb(17, 44, 18) in RGB, hsl(122, 44%, 12%) in HSL, and about cmyk(61%, 0%, 59%, 83%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Phthalo Green (#123524), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.8. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#112C12
HEX#112C12
RGBrgb(17, 44, 18)
HSLhsl(122, 44%, 12%)
HSVhsv(122, 61%, 17%)
CMYKcmyk(61%, 0%, 59%, 83%)
OKLCHoklch(26.4% 0.057 144.4)
LABlab(15.31% -15.94 13.49)
LCHlch(15.31% 20.88 139.76)

What #112C12 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 #112C12, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Phthalo Green#123524ΔE 7.8Sacramento State Green#043927ΔE 10.26Medium Jungle Green#1C352DΔE 13.14British Racing Green#004225ΔE 13.21Kombu Green#354230ΔE 13.99Forest Green (Traditional)#014421ΔE 14.69

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

#112C12 Channel Values

How #112C12 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 44 · B 188-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 122° · S 44% · L 12%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 122° · S 61% · V 17%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 61% · M 0% · Y 59% · K 83%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance15.08:1 vs white · 1.39:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #112C12 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 text15.08:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text1.39:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #112C12 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #112C12

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #112C12; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#112C12
Complementary
#2C112B
Analogous
#1E2C11
Analogous
#112C1F
Triadic
#12112C
Triadic
#2C1211
Split comp.
#1F112C
Split comp.
#2C111E

Tints & Shades of #112C12

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.

Tints

#225824
#358838
#46B44A
#70C773
#9CD89E
#CCEBCD

Shades

#102811
#0E250F
#0D210E
#0A1A0B
#091609
#071208

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #112C12.

How #112C12 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#112C12
Protanopia#292912
Protanomaly#212A12
Deuteranopia#252513
Deuteranomaly#1F2813
Tritanopia#162A2A
Tritanomaly#142B22
Achromatopsia#262626

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #112C12 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-112c12: #112C12;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #112C12;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-112c12': '#112C12' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.067, green: 0.173, blue: 0.071)
Android XML<color name="color_112c12">#112C12</color>
SVG fillfill="#112C12"

More Green Colors

#112C12 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#112C12 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #112C12?

#112C12 is a darkest green — rgb(17, 44, 18) in RGB and hsl(122, 44%, 12%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Phthalo Green (#123524), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.8.

What is the RGB value of #112C12?

#112C12 is rgb(17, 44, 18) — red 17, green 44, and blue 18 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #112C12?

#112C12 converts to approximately cmyk(61%, 0%, 59%, 83%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #112C12 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #112C12 scores 15.08:1 against white and 1.39:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #112C12 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #112C12 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 darkslategray (#2F4F4F) at a CIE76 distance of 23.82, which is visibly different.

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