What color is #111144?

#111144 is a very dark, moderate blue known as Deadly Depths. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #111144?

The RGB value is 17, 17, 68: 17 red, 17 green and 68 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #111144?

The complementary color is #444411, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #111144?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.19:1 and white text 17.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#111144 color

#111144 rgb(17, 17, 68)

Shades of black

The hex color #111144 is a very dark, moderate blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 6.7% red, 6.7% green and 26.7% blue (17, 17, 68).

Its hue angle is 240°, with 60% saturation and 17% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 75% cyan, 75% magenta, 0% yellow and 73% black.

This exact color is also called Deadly Depths.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.68:1).

#111144 color codes

HEX	`#111144`
RGB	`rgb(17, 17, 68)`
RGB percent	`rgb(6.7%, 6.7%, 26.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(240, 60%, 17%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(240, 75%, 27%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(75%, 75%, 0%, 73%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(8.46, 19.28, -32.08)`
CIE LCH	`lch(8.46, 37.43, 301.01)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.475, 0.937, 5.571)`
Decimal	`1118532`
Short hex	`#114`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #111144, 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 #111144	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.19:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.68:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#111144 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.68:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.19:1	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 #111144 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #111144; }
.text { color: #111144; }
.border { border: 2px solid #111144; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(17 17 68 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #111144, #2a1144); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Midnight Blue.

Questions

What color is #111144?: #111144 is a very dark, moderate blue known as Deadly Depths. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #111144?: The RGB value is 17, 17, 68: 17 red, 17 green and 68 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #111144?: The complementary color is #444411, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #111144?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.19:1 and white text 17.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.