Close to Emerald Green
#117821
#117821 is a dark, vivid green, close to the color Emerald Green. In RGB it’s made of 6.7% red, 47.1% green, and 12.9% blue. Its hue is 129°, with 75% saturation and 27% 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 #117821.
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.
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5.63:1 AABlack text on this color
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3.73:1 AA LargeHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #117821 as they’d see it.
#117821 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 #117821
What color is #117821?
#117821 is a dark, vivid green, close to the color Emerald Green. In RGB it’s made of 6.7% red, 47.1% green, and 12.9% blue. Its hue is 129°, with 75% saturation and 27% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. White text sits best on top of it.
What is #117821 in RGB?
#117821 is rgb(17, 120, 33): 17 red, 120 green, and 33 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #117821 in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(86, 0, 73, 53). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #117821?
PANTONE 348 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #117821?
Its complement #A73D93 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.