Close to Dark Green
#116A09
#116A09 is a dark, vivid green, close to the color Dark Green. In RGB it’s made of 6.7% red, 41.6% green, and 3.5% blue. Its hue is 115°, with 84% saturation and 23% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. White text sits best on top of it.
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Color harmonies
Combinations from the color wheel, built around #116A09.
Split complementary
The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
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Two complementary pairs: rich, best with one color in charge.
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WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
White text on this color
6.80:1 AABlack text on this color
3.09:1 AA LargeThis color as text on white
6.80:1 AAThis color as text on black
3.09:1 AA LargeHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #116A09 as they’d see it.
#116A09 in use
A headline in this color
Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
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Questions about #116A09
What color is #116A09?
#116A09 is a dark, vivid green, close to the color Dark Green. In RGB it’s made of 6.7% red, 41.6% green, and 3.5% blue. Its hue is 115°, with 84% saturation and 23% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. White text sits best on top of it.
What is #116A09 in RGB?
#116A09 is rgb(17, 106, 9): 17 red, 106 green, and 9 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #116A09 in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(84, 0, 92, 58). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #116A09?
PANTONE 363 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #116A09?
Its complement #8C3793 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.