What color is #111220?

#111220 is a very dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Corbeau. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #111220?

The RGB value is 17, 18, 32: 17 red, 18 green and 32 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #111220?

The complementary color is #201F11, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #111220?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.13:1 and white text 18.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#111220 color

#111220 rgb(17, 18, 32)

Shades of black

The hex color #111220 is a very dark, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 6.7% red, 7.1% green and 12.5% blue (17, 18, 32).

Its hue angle is 236°, with 31% saturation and 10% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 47% cyan, 44% magenta, 0% yellow and 87% black.

The closest named color is Corbeau (#111122), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.56:1).

#111220 color codes

HEX	`#111220`
RGB	`rgb(17, 18, 32)`
RGB percent	`rgb(6.7%, 7.1%, 12.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(236, 31%, 10%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(236, 47%, 13%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(47%, 44%, 0%, 87%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(5.93, 3.46, -9.66)`
CIE LCH	`lch(5.93, 10.26, 289.72)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.708, 0.656, 1.456)`
Decimal	`1118752`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #111220, 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 #111220	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.13:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.56:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#111220 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.56:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.13:1	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 #111220 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #111220; }
.text { color: #111220; }
.border { border: 2px solid #111220; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(17 18 32 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #111220, #181120); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Midnight Black.

Questions

What color is #111220?: #111220 is a very dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Corbeau. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #111220?: The RGB value is 17, 18, 32: 17 red, 18 green and 32 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #111220?: The complementary color is #201F11, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #111220?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.13:1 and white text 18.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.