What color is #111D3D?

#111D3D is a very dark, moderate blue, closest to the named color Nightwalker. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #111D3D?

The RGB value is 17, 29, 61: 17 red, 29 green and 61 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #111D3D?

The complementary color is #3D3111, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #111D3D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.27:1 and white text 16.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#111D3D color

#111D3D rgb(17, 29, 61)

Shades of black

The hex color #111D3D is a very dark, moderate blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 6.7% red, 11.4% green and 23.9% blue (17, 29, 61).

Its hue angle is 224°, with 56% saturation and 15% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 72% cyan, 52% magenta, 0% yellow and 76% black.

The closest named color is Nightwalker (#161D3B), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.58:1).

#111D3D color codes

HEX	`#111D3D`
RGB	`rgb(17, 29, 61)`
RGB percent	`rgb(6.7%, 11.4%, 23.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(224, 56%, 15%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(224, 72%, 24%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(72%, 52%, 0%, 76%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(11.52, 7.16, -22.17)`
CIE LCH	`lch(11.52, 23.3, 287.9)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.513, 1.335, 4.592)`
Decimal	`1121597`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #111D3D, 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 #111D3D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.27:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.58:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#111D3D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.58:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.27:1	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 #111D3D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #111d3d; }
.text { color: #111d3d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #111d3d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(17 29 61 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #111d3d, #1b113d); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #111D3D?: #111D3D is a very dark, moderate blue, closest to the named color Nightwalker. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #111D3D?: The RGB value is 17, 29, 61: 17 red, 29 green and 61 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #111D3D?: The complementary color is #3D3111, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #111D3D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.27:1 and white text 16.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.