What color is #00113E?

#00113E is a very dark, vivid blue, closest to the named color Infinite Night. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #00113E?

The RGB value is 0, 17, 62: 0 red, 17 green and 62 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #00113E?

The complementary color is #3E2D00, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #00113E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.15:1 and white text 18.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#00113E color

#00113E rgb(0, 17, 62)

Shades of black

The hex color #00113E is a very dark, vivid blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 0% red, 6.7% green and 24.3% blue (0, 17, 62).

Its hue angle is 224°, with 100% saturation and 12% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 100% cyan, 73% magenta, 0% yellow and 76% black.

The closest named color is Infinite Night (#071037), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.27:1).

#00113E color codes

HEX	`#00113E`
RGB	`rgb(0, 17, 62)`
RGB percent	`rgb(0%, 6.7%, 24.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(224, 100%, 12%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(224, 100%, 24%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(100%, 73%, 0%, 76%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(6.76, 13.94, -30.64)`
CIE LCH	`lch(6.76, 33.66, 294.46)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.07, 0.749, 4.645)`
Decimal	`4414`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #00113E, 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 #00113E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.15:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.27:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#00113E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.27:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.15:1	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 #00113E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #00113e; }
.text { color: #00113e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #00113e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(0 17 62 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #00113e, #0e003e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oxford Blue.

Questions

What color is #00113E?: #00113E is a very dark, vivid blue, closest to the named color Infinite Night. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #00113E?: The RGB value is 0, 17, 62: 0 red, 17 green and 62 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #00113E?: The complementary color is #3E2D00, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #00113E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.15:1 and white text 18.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.