What color is #111137?

#111137 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 #111137?

The RGB value is 17, 17, 55: 17 red, 17 green and 55 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #111137?

The complementary color is #373711, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #111137?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.16:1 and white text 18.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#111137 color

#111137 rgb(17, 17, 55)

Shades of black

The hex color #111137 is a very dark, moderate blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 6.7% red, 6.7% green and 21.6% blue (17, 17, 55).

Its hue angle is 240°, with 53% saturation and 14% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 69% cyan, 69% magenta, 0% yellow and 78% black.

The closest named color is Infinite Night (#071037), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.12:1).

#111137 color codes

HEX	`#111137`
RGB	`rgb(17, 17, 55)`
RGB percent	`rgb(6.7%, 6.7%, 21.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(240, 53%, 14%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(240, 69%, 22%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(69%, 69%, 0%, 78%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(7.19, 13.86, -24.85)`
CIE LCH	`lch(7.19, 28.45, 299.16)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.121, 0.796, 3.708)`
Decimal	`1118519`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #111137, 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 #111137	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.16:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.12:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#111137 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.12:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.16:1	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 #111137 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #111137; }
.text { color: #111137; }
.border { border: 2px solid #111137; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(17 17 55 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #111137, #241137); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oxford Blue.

Questions

What color is #111137?: #111137 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 #111137?: The RGB value is 17, 17, 55: 17 red, 17 green and 55 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #111137?: The complementary color is #373711, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #111137?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.16:1 and white text 18.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.