What color is #112023?

#112023 is a very dark, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Sunken Ship. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #112023?

The RGB value is 17, 32, 35: 17 red, 32 green and 35 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #112023?

The complementary color is #231411, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #112023?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.25:1 and white text 16.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#112023 color

#112023 rgb(17, 32, 35)

Shades of black

The hex color #112023 is a very dark, desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 6.7% red, 12.5% green and 13.7% blue (17, 32, 35).

Its hue angle is 190°, with 35% saturation and 10% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 51% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 86% black.

The closest named color is Sunken Ship (#10252A), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.74:1).

#112023 color codes

HEX	`#112023`
RGB	`rgb(17, 32, 35)`
RGB percent	`rgb(6.7%, 12.5%, 13.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(190, 35%, 10%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(190, 51%, 14%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(51%, 9%, 0%, 86%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(11.09, -5.37, -4.06)`
CIE LCH	`lch(11.09, 6.73, 217.07)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.051, 1.273, 1.78)`
Decimal	`1122339`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #112023, 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 #112023	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.25:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.74:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#112023 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.74:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.25:1	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 #112023 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #112023; }
.text { color: #112023; }
.border { border: 2px solid #112023; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(17 32 35 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #112023, #111723); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gunmetal.

Questions

What color is #112023?: #112023 is a very dark, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Sunken Ship. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #112023?: The RGB value is 17, 32, 35: 17 red, 32 green and 35 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #112023?: The complementary color is #231411, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #112023?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.25:1 and white text 16.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.