What color is #112528?

#112528 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 #112528?

The RGB value is 17, 37, 40: 17 red, 37 green and 40 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #112528?

The complementary color is #281411, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #112528?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.32:1 and white text 15.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#112528 color

#112528 rgb(17, 37, 40)

Shades of black

The hex color #112528 is a very dark, desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 6.7% red, 14.5% green and 15.7% blue (17, 37, 40).

Its hue angle is 188°, with 40% saturation and 11% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 58% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 84% black.

The closest named color is Sunken Ship (#10252A), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.92:1).

#112528 color codes

HEX	`#112528`
RGB	`rgb(17, 37, 40)`
RGB percent	`rgb(6.7%, 14.5%, 15.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(188, 40%, 11%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(188, 57%, 16%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(58%, 7%, 0%, 84%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(13.2, -7.05, -4.52)`
CIE LCH	`lch(13.2, 8.37, 212.64)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.276, 1.595, 2.248)`
Decimal	`1123624`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #112528, 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 #112528	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.32:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.92:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#112528 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.92:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.32:1	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 #112528 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #112528; }
.text { color: #112528; }
.border { border: 2px solid #112528; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(17 37 40 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #112528, #111928); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gunmetal.

Questions

What color is #112528?: #112528 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 #112528?: The RGB value is 17, 37, 40: 17 red, 37 green and 40 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #112528?: The complementary color is #281411, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #112528?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.32:1 and white text 15.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.