#112211Nightmare (#112211) is a very dark, muted green with an OKLCH hue of 144°, lightness 0.23 and chroma 0.039. It sits on the transitional side of the color wheel. In practice it behaves as a grounding tone — suited to text, outlines, and shadowed surfaces.
| HEX | #112211 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(17, 34, 17) |
| HSL | hsl(120, 33%, 10%) |
| HSV | hsv(120, 50%, 13%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(50%, 0%, 50%, 87%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(11.3 -11.7 9) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.231 0.039 144) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Nightmare shifts subtly: leans toward yellow; in north-facing or shaded light it is virtually unchanged. Overall drift across common illuminants is small (max ΔE ≈ 0.5), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#14210f — ΔE 0.5, shifts subtly: leans toward yellow#132210 — ΔE 0.3, shifts subtly: leans toward yellow#112211 — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#112211 — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchangedTest Nightmare in the color lighting simulator — sweep it through daylight, warm 2700K light, 4000K LED, and shade alongside the rest of your palette.
Against white it measures 16.66:1 and against black 1.26:1, so white text is the stronger pairing. That pairing passes WCAG AA for body text. Avoid black text on this color entirely.
One color explored: close hues with real lightness and chroma structure, so the palette is the anchor through value rather than a set of colors.
#919e91 · #6b796b · #475747 · #263625 · #112211 · #000200
The anchor's neighbours on the wheel — everything shares an undertone, so the chord carries color without anything having to be muted to get along.
#447485 · #2a656d · #105654 · #00463a · #003520 · #112211
The mid-gap pairing — sage and mustard, terracotta and olive. A foil rotated 40–65° toward warm or cool: too far to be kin, too near to argue, carried by temperature and a deliberate value offset.
#8ab1b1 · #749373 · #2b7a7a · #3a5939 · #1c3c3c · #112211
One deliberately opposed voice — a single restrained counterpoint across the wheel, or temperature against temperature where the anchor is too muted to carry a loud opposite.
#ae87b0 · #6c796b · #495b49 · #313b31 · #112211 · #000900
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#f5eff6 · #a8b0a7 · #6f6b70 · #2e362d · #112211 · #0c080c
This color as a ground rather than a subject — its own restraint held across a narrow value band, carrying one saturated voice from the opposite temperature.
#ecf5ec · #c2ccc2 · #949f94 · #112211 · #000500 · #89dc89
The same quiet ground carrying one bright gold voice — the high-energy pairing a cool or muted anchor cannot reach through its own temperature.
#ecf5ec · #c2ccc2 · #949f94 · #112211 · #000500 · #f4b94d
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#ded8b2 · #a0b27f · #674bbb · #202b4c · #112211 · #020b1f
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#faedfb · #afa6d0 · #8f5a70 · #352c50 · #112211 · #15030a
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#ebf2ff · #9aadd4 · #945b57 · #4f2523 · #112211 · #030819
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#e4f5ff · #88b4ce · #835e86 · #4c2910 · #112211 · #110412
#314130 · #536252 · #788577 · #9EA99E · #C7D0C6
#0E1E0E · #0C190B · #091509 · #071107 · #050D05
#142114 · #172016 · #191F19
As a deep tone it works for grounding elements — text, outlines, and shadowed surfaces — rather than open fields. In palettes it pairs most predictably with its tonal ramp and analogous neighbors; reserve the complementary hue for small, deliberate contrast.