What color is #110D3A?

#110D3A is a very dark, moderate blue, closest to the named color Deadly Depths. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #110D3A?

The RGB value is 17, 13, 58: 17 red, 13 green and 58 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #110D3A?

The complementary color is #363A0D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #110D3A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.14:1 and white text 18.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#110D3A color

#110D3A rgb(17, 13, 58)

Shades of black

The hex color #110D3A is a very dark, moderate blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 6.7% red, 5.1% green and 22.7% blue (17, 13, 58).

Its hue angle is 245°, with 63% saturation and 14% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 71% cyan, 78% magenta, 0% yellow and 77% black.

The closest named color is Deadly Depths (#111144), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.38:1).

#110D3A color codes

HEX	`#110D3A`
RGB	`rgb(17, 13, 58)`
RGB percent	`rgb(6.7%, 5.1%, 22.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(245, 63%, 14%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(245, 78%, 23%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(71%, 78%, 0%, 77%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(6.44, 17.7, -28.24)`
CIE LCH	`lch(6.44, 33.33, 302.08)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.139, 0.712, 4.08)`
Decimal	`1117498`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #110D3A, 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 #110D3A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.14:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.38:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#110D3A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.38:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.14:1	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 #110D3A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #110d3a; }
.text { color: #110d3a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #110d3a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(17 13 58 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #110d3a, #270d3a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oxford Blue.

Questions

What color is #110D3A?: #110D3A is a very dark, moderate blue, closest to the named color Deadly Depths. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #110D3A?: The RGB value is 17, 13, 58: 17 red, 13 green and 58 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #110D3A?: The complementary color is #363A0D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #110D3A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.14:1 and white text 18.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.