What color is #110E36?

#110E36 is a very dark, moderate blue, closest to the named color Infinite Night. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #110E36?

The RGB value is 17, 14, 54: 17 red, 14 green and 54 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #110E36?

The complementary color is #33360E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #110E36?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.14:1 and white text 18.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#110E36 color

#110E36 rgb(17, 14, 54)

Shades of black

The hex color #110E36 is a very dark, moderate blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 6.7% red, 5.5% green and 21.2% blue (17, 14, 54).

Its hue angle is 245°, with 59% saturation and 13% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 69% cyan, 74% magenta, 0% yellow and 79% black.

The closest named color is Infinite Night (#071037), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.42:1).

#110E36 color codes

HEX	`#110E36`
RGB	`rgb(17, 14, 54)`
RGB percent	`rgb(6.7%, 5.5%, 21.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(245, 59%, 13%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(245, 74%, 21%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(69%, 74%, 0%, 79%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(6.32, 15.29, -25.52)`
CIE LCH	`lch(6.32, 29.76, 300.93)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.054, 0.7, 3.569)`
Decimal	`1117750`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #110E36, 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 #110E36	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.14:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.42:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#110E36 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.42:1	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 #110E36 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #110e36; }
.text { color: #110e36; }
.border { border: 2px solid #110e36; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(17 14 54 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #110e36, #250e36); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oxford Blue.

Questions

What color is #110E36?: #110E36 is a very dark, moderate blue, closest to the named color Infinite Night. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #110E36?: The RGB value is 17, 14, 54: 17 red, 14 green and 54 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #110E36?: The complementary color is #33360E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #110E36?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.14:1 and white text 18.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.