What color is #11113B?

#11113B 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 #11113B?

The RGB value is 17, 17, 59: 17 red, 17 green and 59 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #11113B?

The complementary color is #3B3B11, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #11113B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.17:1 and white text 17.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#11113B color

#11113B rgb(17, 17, 59)

Shades of black

The hex color #11113B is a very dark, moderate blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 6.7% red, 6.7% green and 23.1% blue (17, 17, 59).

Its hue angle is 240°, with 55% saturation and 15% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 71% cyan, 71% magenta, 0% yellow and 77% black.

The closest named color is Infinite Night (#071037), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.99:1).

#11113B color codes

HEX	`#11113B`
RGB	`rgb(17, 17, 59)`
RGB percent	`rgb(6.7%, 6.7%, 23.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(240, 55%, 15%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(240, 71%, 23%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(71%, 71%, 0%, 77%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(7.55, 15.59, -27.15)`
CIE LCH	`lch(7.55, 31.31, 299.86)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.221, 0.836, 4.234)`
Decimal	`1118523`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #11113B, 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 #11113B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.17:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.99:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#11113B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.99:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.17:1	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 #11113B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #11113b; }
.text { color: #11113b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #11113b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(17 17 59 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #11113b, #26113b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oxford Blue.

Questions

What color is #11113B?: #11113B 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 #11113B?: The RGB value is 17, 17, 59: 17 red, 17 green and 59 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #11113B?: The complementary color is #3B3B11, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #11113B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.17:1 and white text 17.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.