What color is #111623?

#111623 is a very dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Midnight Edition. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #111623?

The RGB value is 17, 22, 35: 17 red, 22 green and 35 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #111623?

The complementary color is #231E11, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #111623?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.16:1 and white text 18.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#111623 color

#111623 rgb(17, 22, 35)

Shades of black

The hex color #111623 is a very dark, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 6.7% red, 8.6% green and 13.7% blue (17, 22, 35).

Its hue angle is 223°, with 35% saturation and 10% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 51% cyan, 37% magenta, 0% yellow and 86% black.

The closest named color is Midnight Edition (#0C121B), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.06:1).

#111623 color codes

HEX	`#111623`
RGB	`rgb(17, 22, 35)`
RGB percent	`rgb(6.7%, 8.6%, 13.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(223, 35%, 10%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(223, 51%, 14%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(51%, 37%, 0%, 86%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(7.36, 1.94, -9.76)`
CIE LCH	`lch(7.36, 9.95, 281.25)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.821, 0.814, 1.704)`
Decimal	`1119779`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #111623, 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 #111623	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.16:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.06:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#111623 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.06:1	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 #111623 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #111623; }
.text { color: #111623; }
.border { border: 2px solid #111623; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(17 22 35 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #111623, #151123); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rich Black.

Questions

What color is #111623?: #111623 is a very dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Midnight Edition. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #111623?: The RGB value is 17, 22, 35: 17 red, 22 green and 35 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #111623?: The complementary color is #231E11, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #111623?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.16:1 and white text 18.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.