What color is #00112B?

#00112B is a very dark, vivid azure, closest to the named color Squid’s Ink. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #00112B?

The RGB value is 0, 17, 43: 0 red, 17 green and 43 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #00112B?

The complementary color is #2B1A00, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #00112B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.12:1 and white text 18.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#00112B color

#00112B rgb(0, 17, 43)

Shades of black

The hex color #00112B is a very dark, vivid azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 0% red, 6.7% green and 16.9% blue (0, 17, 43).

Its hue angle is 216°, with 100% saturation and 8% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 100% cyan, 60% magenta, 0% yellow and 83% black.

The closest named color is Squid’s Ink (#041330), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.83:1).

#00112B color codes

HEX	`#00112B`
RGB	`rgb(0, 17, 43)`
RGB percent	`rgb(0%, 6.7%, 16.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(216, 100%, 8%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(216, 100%, 17%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(100%, 60%, 0%, 83%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(5.2, 3.67, -19.24)`
CIE LCH	`lch(5.2, 19.59, 280.8)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.636, 0.575, 2.363)`
Decimal	`4395`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #00112B, 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 #00112B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.12:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.83:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#00112B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.83:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.12:1	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 #00112B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #00112b; }
.text { color: #00112b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #00112b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(0 17 43 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #00112b, #05002b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oxford Blue.

Questions

What color is #00112B?: #00112B is a very dark, vivid azure, closest to the named color Squid’s Ink. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #00112B?: The RGB value is 0, 17, 43: 0 red, 17 green and 43 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #00112B?: The complementary color is #2B1A00, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #00112B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.12:1 and white text 18.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.