What color is #112126?

#112126 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 #112126?

The RGB value is 17, 33, 38: 17 red, 33 green and 38 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #112126?

The complementary color is #261611, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #112126?

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.

#112126 color

#112126 rgb(17, 33, 38)

Shades of black

The hex color #112126 is a very dark, desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 6.7% red, 12.9% green and 14.9% blue (17, 33, 38).

Its hue angle is 194°, with 38% saturation and 11% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 55% cyan, 13% magenta, 0% yellow and 85% black.

The closest named color is Sunken Ship (#10252A), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#112126 color codes

HEX	`#112126`
RGB	`rgb(17, 33, 38)`
RGB percent	`rgb(6.7%, 12.9%, 14.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(194, 38%, 11%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(194, 55%, 15%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(55%, 13%, 0%, 85%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(11.6, -5.02, -5.48)`
CIE LCH	`lch(11.6, 7.43, 227.53)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.125, 1.347, 2.034)`
Decimal	`1122598`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #112126, 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 #112126	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.27:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.54:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#112126 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 #112126 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #112126; }
.text { color: #112126; }
.border { border: 2px solid #112126; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(17 33 38 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #112126, #111726); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gunmetal.

Questions

What color is #112126?: #112126 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 #112126?: The RGB value is 17, 33, 38: 17 red, 33 green and 38 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #112126?: The complementary color is #261611, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #112126?: 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.