What color is #112343?

#112343 is a very dark, moderate azure, closest to the named color Dark Eclipse. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #112343?

The RGB value is 17, 35, 67: 17 red, 35 green and 67 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #112343?

The complementary color is #433111, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #112343?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.35:1 and white text 15.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#112343 color

#112343 rgb(17, 35, 67)

Shades of blue

The hex color #112343 is a very dark, moderate azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 6.7% red, 13.7% green and 26.3% blue (17, 35, 67).

Its hue angle is 218°, with 60% saturation and 16% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 75% cyan, 48% magenta, 0% yellow and 74% black.

The closest named color is Dark Eclipse (#112244), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.61:1).

#112343 color codes

HEX	`#112343`
RGB	`rgb(17, 35, 67)`
RGB percent	`rgb(6.7%, 13.7%, 26.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(218, 60%, 16%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(218, 75%, 26%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(75%, 48%, 0%, 74%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(13.98, 5.15, -22.44)`
CIE LCH	`lch(13.98, 23.03, 282.93)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.845, 1.726, 5.545)`
Decimal	`1123139`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #112343, 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 #112343	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.35:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.61:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#112343 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.61:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.35:1	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 #112343 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #112343; }
.text { color: #112343; }
.border { border: 2px solid #112343; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(17 35 67 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #112343, #181143); }

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Questions

What color is #112343?: #112343 is a very dark, moderate azure, closest to the named color Dark Eclipse. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #112343?: The RGB value is 17, 35, 67: 17 red, 35 green and 67 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #112343?: The complementary color is #433111, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #112343?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.35:1 and white text 15.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.