What color is #111746?

#111746 is a very dark, moderate blue, closest to the named color Deadly Depths. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #111746?

The RGB value is 17, 23, 70: 17 red, 23 green and 70 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #111746?

The complementary color is #464011, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #111746?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.23:1 and white text 17.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#111746 color

#111746 rgb(17, 23, 70)

Shades of black

The hex color #111746 is a very dark, moderate blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 6.7% red, 9% green and 27.5% blue (17, 23, 70).

Its hue angle is 233°, with 61% saturation and 17% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 76% cyan, 67% magenta, 0% yellow and 73% black.

The closest named color is Deadly Depths (#111144), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.01:1).

#111746 color codes

HEX	`#111746`
RGB	`rgb(17, 23, 70)`
RGB percent	`rgb(6.7%, 9%, 27.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(233, 61%, 17%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(233, 76%, 27%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(76%, 67%, 0%, 73%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(10.36, 15.63, -30.37)`
CIE LCH	`lch(10.36, 34.16, 297.24)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.643, 1.174, 5.933)`
Decimal	`1120070`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #111746, 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 #111746	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.23:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.01:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#111746 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.01:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.23:1	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 #111746 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #111746; }
.text { color: #111746; }
.border { border: 2px solid #111746; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(17 23 70 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #111746, #251146); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oxford Blue.

Questions

What color is #111746?: #111746 is a very dark, moderate blue, closest to the named color Deadly Depths. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #111746?: The RGB value is 17, 23, 70: 17 red, 23 green and 70 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #111746?: The complementary color is #464011, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #111746?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.23:1 and white text 17.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.