What color is #112473?

#112473 is a dark, moderate blue known as Midnight Crest. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Midnight Crest?

The RGB value is 17, 36, 115: 17 red, 36 green and 115 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Midnight Crest?

The complementary color is #736011, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #112473?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.52:1 and white text 13.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Midnight Crest color: hex code #112473

#112473 rgb(17, 36, 115)

Shades of blue

Midnight Crest has the hex code #112473. It is a dark, moderate blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 6.7% red, 14.1% green and 45.1% blue (17, 36, 115).

Its hue angle is 228°, with 74% saturation and 26% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 85% cyan, 69% magenta, 0% yellow and 55% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.78:1).

Midnight Crest (#112473) color codes

HEX	`#112473`
RGB	`rgb(17, 36, 115)`
RGB percent	`rgb(6.7%, 14.1%, 45.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(228, 74%, 26%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(228, 85%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(85%, 69%, 0%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(18.45, 24.8, -47.27)`
CIE LCH	`lch(18.45, 53.38, 297.68)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.955, 2.618, 16.513)`
Decimal	`1123443`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Midnight Crest, 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 #112473	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.52:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.78:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#112473 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.78:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.52:1	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 #112473 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #112473; }
.text { color: #112473; }
.border { border: 2px solid #112473; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(17 36 115 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #112473, #2f1173); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Midnight Blue.

See #112473 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #112473?: #112473 is a dark, moderate blue known as Midnight Crest. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Midnight Crest?: The RGB value is 17, 36, 115: 17 red, 36 green and 115 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Midnight Crest?: The complementary color is #736011, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #112473?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.52:1 and white text 13.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.