What color is #011D22?

#011D22 is a very dark, vivid cyan, closest to the named color Sunken Ship. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #011D22?

The RGB value is 1, 29, 34: 1 red, 29 green and 34 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #011D22?

The complementary color is #220601, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #011D22?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.2:1 and white text 17.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#011D22 color

#011D22 rgb(1, 29, 34)

Shades of black

The hex color #011D22 is a very dark, vivid cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 0.4% red, 11.4% green and 13.3% blue (1, 29, 34).

Its hue angle is 189°, with 94% saturation and 7% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 97% cyan, 15% magenta, 0% yellow and 87% black.

The closest named color is Sunken Ship (#10252A), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.5:1).

#011D22 color codes

HEX	`#011D22`
RGB	`rgb(1, 29, 34)`
RGB percent	`rgb(0.4%, 11.4%, 13.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(189, 94%, 7%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(189, 97%, 13%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(97%, 15%, 0%, 87%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(9, -8.44, -6.57)`
CIE LCH	`lch(9, 10.7, 217.87)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.74, 1.001, 1.667)`
Decimal	`72994`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #011D22, 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 #011D22	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.5:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#011D22 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.5:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.2:1	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 #011D22 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #011d22; }
.text { color: #011d22; }
.border { border: 2px solid #011d22; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(1 29 34 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #011d22, #010c22); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rich Black.

Questions

What color is #011D22?: #011D22 is a very dark, vivid cyan, closest to the named color Sunken Ship. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #011D22?: The RGB value is 1, 29, 34: 1 red, 29 green and 34 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #011D22?: The complementary color is #220601, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #011D22?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.2:1 and white text 17.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.