What color is #111D22?

#111D22 is a very dark, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Black Stallion. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #111D22?

The RGB value is 17, 29, 34: 17 red, 29 green and 34 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #111D22?

The complementary color is #221611, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #111D22?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.22:1 and white text 17.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#111D22 color

#111D22 rgb(17, 29, 34)

Shades of black

The hex color #111D22 is a very dark, desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 6.7% red, 11.4% green and 13.3% blue (17, 29, 34).

Its hue angle is 198°, with 33% saturation and 10% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 50% cyan, 15% magenta, 0% yellow and 87% black.

The closest named color is Black Stallion (#0E191C), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.18:1).

#111D22 color codes

HEX	`#111D22`
RGB	`rgb(17, 29, 34)`
RGB percent	`rgb(6.7%, 11.4%, 13.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(198, 33%, 10%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(198, 50%, 13%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(50%, 15%, 0%, 87%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(9.9, -3.6, -5.11)`
CIE LCH	`lch(9.9, 6.25, 234.84)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.959, 1.113, 1.677)`
Decimal	`1121570`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #111D22, 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 #111D22	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.22:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.18:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#111D22 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.18:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.22:1	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 #111D22 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #111d22; }
.text { color: #111d22; }
.border { border: 2px solid #111d22; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(17 29 34 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #111d22, #111522); }

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Questions

What color is #111D22?: #111D22 is a very dark, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Black Stallion. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #111D22?: The RGB value is 17, 29, 34: 17 red, 29 green and 34 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #111D22?: The complementary color is #221611, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #111D22?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.22:1 and white text 17.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.