What color is #111F34?

#111F34 is a very dark, moderate azure, closest to the named color Trapped Darkness. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #111F34?

The RGB value is 17, 31, 52: 17 red, 31 green and 52 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #111F34?

The complementary color is #342611, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #111F34?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.27:1 and white text 16.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#111F34 color

#111F34 rgb(17, 31, 52)

Shades of black

The hex color #111F34 is a very dark, moderate azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 6.7% red, 12.2% green and 20.4% blue (17, 31, 52).

Its hue angle is 216°, with 51% saturation and 14% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 67% cyan, 40% magenta, 0% yellow and 80% black.

The closest named color is Trapped Darkness (#0E1D32), a difference of 0.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.54:1).

#111F34 color codes

HEX	`#111F34`
RGB	`rgb(17, 31, 52)`
RGB percent	`rgb(6.7%, 12.2%, 20.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(216, 51%, 14%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(216, 67%, 20%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(67%, 40%, 0%, 80%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(11.6, 1.85, -15.62)`
CIE LCH	`lch(11.6, 15.73, 276.74)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.341, 1.347, 3.437)`
Decimal	`1122100`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #111F34, 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 #111F34	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.27:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.54:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#111F34 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.54:1	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 #111F34 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #111f34; }
.text { color: #111f34; }
.border { border: 2px solid #111f34; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(17 31 52 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #111f34, #141134); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oxford Blue.

Questions

What color is #111F34?: #111F34 is a very dark, moderate azure, closest to the named color Trapped Darkness. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #111F34?: The RGB value is 17, 31, 52: 17 red, 31 green and 52 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #111F34?: The complementary color is #342611, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #111F34?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.27:1 and white text 16.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.