What color is #111430?

#111430 is a very dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Dark Knight. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #111430?

The RGB value is 17, 20, 48: 17 red, 20 green and 48 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #111430?

The complementary color is #302D11, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #111430?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.17:1 and white text 18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#111430 color

#111430 rgb(17, 20, 48)

Shades of black

The hex color #111430 is a very dark, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 6.7% red, 7.8% green and 18.8% blue (17, 20, 48).

Its hue angle is 234°, with 48% saturation and 13% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 65% cyan, 58% magenta, 0% yellow and 81% black.

The closest named color is Dark Knight (#151931), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18:1).

#111430 color codes

HEX	`#111430`
RGB	`rgb(17, 20, 48)`
RGB percent	`rgb(6.7%, 7.8%, 18.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(234, 48%, 13%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(234, 65%, 19%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(65%, 58%, 0%, 81%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(7.52, 8.7, -19.19)`
CIE LCH	`lch(7.52, 21.07, 294.39)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.015, 0.833, 2.903)`
Decimal	`1119280`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #111430, 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 #111430	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.17:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#111430 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18:1	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 #111430 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #111430; }
.text { color: #111430; }
.border { border: 2px solid #111430; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(17 20 48 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #111430, #1e1130); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oxford Blue.

Questions

What color is #111430?: #111430 is a very dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Dark Knight. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #111430?: The RGB value is 17, 20, 48: 17 red, 20 green and 48 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #111430?: The complementary color is #302D11, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #111430?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.17:1 and white text 18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.