What color is #00111A?

#00111A is a very dark, vivid azure, closest to the named color Rich Black. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #00111A?

The RGB value is 0, 17, 26: 0 red, 17 green and 26 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #00111A?

The complementary color is #1A0900, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #00111A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.1:1 and white text 19.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#00111A color

#00111A rgb(0, 17, 26)

Shades of black

The hex color #00111A is a very dark, vivid azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 0% red, 6.7% green and 10.2% blue (0, 17, 26).

Its hue angle is 201°, with 100% saturation and 5% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 100% cyan, 35% magenta, 0% yellow and 90% black.

The closest named color is Rich Black (#010B13), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.18:1).

#00111A color codes

HEX	`#00111A`
RGB	`rgb(0, 17, 26)`
RGB percent	`rgb(0%, 6.7%, 10.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(201, 100%, 5%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(201, 100%, 10%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(100%, 35%, 0%, 90%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(4.29, -2.66, -7.56)`
CIE LCH	`lch(4.29, 8.01, 250.58)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.387, 0.475, 1.048)`
Decimal	`4378`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #00111A, 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 #00111A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.1:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.18:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#00111A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.18:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.1:1	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 #00111A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #00111a; }
.text { color: #00111a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #00111a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(0 17 26 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #00111a, #00041a); }

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Questions

What color is #00111A?: #00111A is a very dark, vivid azure, closest to the named color Rich Black. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #00111A?: The RGB value is 0, 17, 26: 0 red, 17 green and 26 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #00111A?: The complementary color is #1A0900, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #00111A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.1:1 and white text 19.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.