What color is #111133?

#111133 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 #111133?

The RGB value is 17, 17, 51: 17 red, 17 green and 51 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #111133?

The complementary color is #333311, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #111133?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.15:1 and white text 18.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#111133 color

#111133 rgb(17, 17, 51)

Shades of black

The hex color #111133 is a very dark, moderate blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 6.7% red, 6.7% green and 20% blue (17, 17, 51).

Its hue angle is 240°, with 50% saturation and 13% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 67% cyan, 67% magenta, 0% yellow and 80% black.

The closest named color is Infinite Night (#071037), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.23:1).

#111133 color codes

HEX	`#111133`
RGB	`rgb(17, 17, 51)`
RGB percent	`rgb(6.7%, 6.7%, 20%)`
HSL	`hsl(240, 50%, 13%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(240, 67%, 20%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(67%, 67%, 0%, 80%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(6.86, 12.09, -22.46)`
CIE LCH	`lch(6.86, 25.51, 298.29)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.029, 0.759, 3.224)`
Decimal	`1118515`
Short hex	`#113`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #111133, 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 #111133	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.15:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.23:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#111133 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.23:1	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 #111133 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #111133; }
.text { color: #111133; }
.border { border: 2px solid #111133; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(17 17 51 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #111133, #221133); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oxford Blue.

Questions

What color is #111133?: #111133 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 #111133?: The RGB value is 17, 17, 51: 17 red, 17 green and 51 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #111133?: The complementary color is #333311, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #111133?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.15:1 and white text 18.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.