What color is #111131?

#111131 is a very dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Infinite Night. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #111131?

The RGB value is 17, 17, 49: 17 red, 17 green and 49 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #111131?

The complementary color is #313111, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #111131?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.15:1 and white text 18.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#111131 color

#111131 rgb(17, 17, 49)

Shades of black

The hex color #111131 is a very dark, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 6.7% red, 6.7% green and 19.2% blue (17, 17, 49).

Its hue angle is 240°, with 48% saturation and 13% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 65% cyan, 65% magenta, 0% yellow and 81% black.

The closest named color is Infinite Night (#071037), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.29:1).

#111131 color codes

HEX	`#111131`
RGB	`rgb(17, 17, 49)`
RGB percent	`rgb(6.7%, 6.7%, 19.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(240, 48%, 13%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(240, 65%, 19%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(65%, 65%, 0%, 81%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(6.7, 11.19, -21.24)`
CIE LCH	`lch(6.7, 24.01, 297.79)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.986, 0.742, 2.996)`
Decimal	`1118513`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #111131, 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 #111131	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.15:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.29:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#111131 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.29:1	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 #111131 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #111131; }
.text { color: #111131; }
.border { border: 2px solid #111131; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(17 17 49 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #111131, #211131); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oxford Blue.

Questions

What color is #111131?: #111131 is a very dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Infinite Night. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #111131?: The RGB value is 17, 17, 49: 17 red, 17 green and 49 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #111131?: The complementary color is #313111, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #111131?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.15:1 and white text 18.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.