What color is #111122?

#111122 is a very dark, desaturated blue known as Corbeau. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Corbeau?

The RGB value is 17, 17, 34: 17 red, 17 green and 34 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Corbeau?

The complementary color is #222211, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #111122?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.13:1 and white text 18.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Corbeau color: hex code #111122

#111122 rgb(17, 17, 34)

Shades of black

Corbeau has the hex code #111122. It is a very dark, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 6.7% red, 6.7% green and 13.3% blue (17, 17, 34).

Its hue angle is 240°, with 33% saturation and 10% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 50% cyan, 50% magenta, 0% yellow and 87% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.63:1).

Corbeau (#111122) color codes

HEX	`#111122`
RGB	`rgb(17, 17, 34)`
RGB percent	`rgb(6.7%, 6.7%, 13.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(240, 33%, 10%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(240, 50%, 13%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(50%, 50%, 0%, 87%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(5.74, 4.76, -11.48)`
CIE LCH	`lch(5.74, 12.43, 292.52)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.72, 0.636, 1.598)`
Decimal	`1118498`
Short hex	`#112`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Corbeau, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #111122	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.13:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.63:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#111122 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.63:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.13:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #111122 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #111122; }
.text { color: #111122; }
.border { border: 2px solid #111122; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(17 17 34 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #111122, #1a1122); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Midnight Black.

See #111122 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #111122?: #111122 is a very dark, desaturated blue known as Corbeau. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Corbeau?: The RGB value is 17, 17, 34: 17 red, 17 green and 34 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Corbeau?: The complementary color is #222211, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #111122?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.13:1 and white text 18.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.