What color is #111B32?

#111B32 is a very dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Sombre Night. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #111B32?

The RGB value is 17, 27, 50: 17 red, 27 green and 50 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #111B32?

The complementary color is #322811, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #111B32?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.23:1 and white text 17.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#111B32 color

#111B32 rgb(17, 27, 50)

Shades of black

The hex color #111B32 is a very dark, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 6.7% red, 10.6% green and 19.6% blue (17, 27, 50).

Its hue angle is 222°, with 49% saturation and 13% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 66% cyan, 46% magenta, 0% yellow and 80% black.

The closest named color is Sombre Night (#161E34), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.12:1).

#111B32 color codes

HEX	`#111B32`
RGB	`rgb(17, 27, 50)`
RGB percent	`rgb(6.7%, 10.6%, 19.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(222, 49%, 13%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(222, 66%, 20%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(66%, 46%, 0%, 80%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(10.06, 4.07, -16.62)`
CIE LCH	`lch(10.06, 17.11, 283.77)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.199, 1.133, 3.173)`
Decimal	`1121074`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #111B32, 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 #111B32	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.23:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.12:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#111B32 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.12:1	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 #111B32 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #111b32; }
.text { color: #111b32; }
.border { border: 2px solid #111b32; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(17 27 50 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #111b32, #171132); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oxford Blue.

Questions

What color is #111B32?: #111B32 is a very dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Sombre Night. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #111B32?: The RGB value is 17, 27, 50: 17 red, 27 green and 50 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #111B32?: The complementary color is #322811, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #111B32?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.23:1 and white text 17.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.