What color is #110F23?

#110F23 is a very dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Corbeau. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #110F23?

The RGB value is 17, 15, 35: 17 red, 15 green and 35 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #110F23?

The complementary color is #21230F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #110F23?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.12:1 and white text 18.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#110F23 color

#110F23 rgb(17, 15, 35)

Shades of black

The hex color #110F23 is a very dark, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 6.7% red, 5.9% green and 13.7% blue (17, 15, 35).

Its hue angle is 246°, with 40% saturation and 10% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 51% cyan, 57% magenta, 0% yellow and 86% black.

The closest named color is Corbeau (#111122), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.81:1).

#110F23 color codes

HEX	`#110F23`
RGB	`rgb(17, 15, 35)`
RGB percent	`rgb(6.7%, 5.9%, 13.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(246, 40%, 10%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(246, 57%, 14%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(51%, 57%, 0%, 86%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(5.26, 6.23, -12.99)`
CIE LCH	`lch(5.26, 14.4, 295.61)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.705, 0.582, 1.665)`
Decimal	`1117987`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #110F23, 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 #110F23	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.12:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.81:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#110F23 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.81:1	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 #110F23 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #110f23; }
.text { color: #110f23; }
.border { border: 2px solid #110f23; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(17 15 35 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #110f23, #1b0f23); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Midnight Black.

Questions

What color is #110F23?: #110F23 is a very dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Corbeau. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #110F23?: The RGB value is 17, 15, 35: 17 red, 15 green and 35 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #110F23?: The complementary color is #21230F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #110F23?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.12:1 and white text 18.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.