What color is #111A23?

#111A23 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 #111A23?

The RGB value is 17, 26, 35: 17 red, 26 green and 35 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #111A23?

The complementary color is #231A11, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #111A23?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.2:1 and white text 17.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#111A23 color

#111A23 rgb(17, 26, 35)

Shades of black

The hex color #111A23 is a very dark, desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 6.7% red, 10.2% green and 13.7% blue (17, 26, 35).

Its hue angle is 210°, with 35% saturation and 10% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 51% cyan, 26% magenta, 0% yellow and 86% 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 17.56:1).

#111A23 color codes

HEX	`#111A23`
RGB	`rgb(17, 26, 35)`
RGB percent	`rgb(6.7%, 10.2%, 13.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(210, 35%, 10%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(210, 51%, 14%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(51%, 26%, 0%, 86%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(8.82, -1.04, -7.5)`
CIE LCH	`lch(8.82, 7.57, 262.1)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.904, 0.979, 1.731)`
Decimal	`1120803`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #111A23, 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 #111A23	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.56:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#111A23 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.56:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.2:1	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 #111A23 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #111a23; }
.text { color: #111a23; }
.border { border: 2px solid #111a23; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(17 26 35 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #111a23, #111123); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #111A23?: #111A23 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 #111A23?: The RGB value is 17, 26, 35: 17 red, 26 green and 35 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #111A23?: The complementary color is #231A11, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #111A23?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.2:1 and white text 17.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.