What color is #111925?

#111925 is a very dark, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Midnight Edition. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #111925?

The RGB value is 17, 25, 37: 17 red, 25 green and 37 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #111925?

The complementary color is #251D11, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #111925?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.19:1 and white text 17.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#111925 color

#111925 rgb(17, 25, 37)

Shades of black

The hex color #111925 is a very dark, desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 6.7% red, 9.8% green and 14.5% blue (17, 25, 37).

Its hue angle is 216°, with 37% saturation and 11% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 54% cyan, 32% magenta, 0% yellow and 85% black.

The closest named color is Midnight Edition (#0C121B), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.65:1).

#111925 color codes

HEX	`#111925`
RGB	`rgb(17, 25, 37)`
RGB percent	`rgb(6.7%, 9.8%, 14.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(216, 37%, 11%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(216, 54%, 15%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(54%, 32%, 0%, 85%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(8.55, 0.45, -9.41)`
CIE LCH	`lch(8.55, 9.42, 272.76)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.913, 0.948, 1.885)`
Decimal	`1120549`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #111925, 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 #111925	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.19:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.65:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#111925 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.65:1	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 #111925 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #111925; }
.text { color: #111925; }
.border { border: 2px solid #111925; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(17 25 37 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #111925, #131125); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rich Black.

Questions

What color is #111925?: #111925 is a very dark, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Midnight Edition. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #111925?: The RGB value is 17, 25, 37: 17 red, 25 green and 37 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #111925?: The complementary color is #251D11, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #111925?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.19:1 and white text 17.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.