What color is #112627?

#112627 is a very dark, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Swamp Thing. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #112627?

The RGB value is 17, 38, 39: 17 red, 38 green and 39 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #112627?

The complementary color is #271211, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #112627?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.33:1 and white text 15.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#112627 color

#112627 rgb(17, 38, 39)

Shades of black

The hex color #112627 is a very dark, desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 6.7% red, 14.9% green and 15.3% blue (17, 38, 39).

Its hue angle is 183°, with 39% saturation and 11% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 56% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 85% black.

The closest named color is Swamp Thing (#162825), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.79:1).

#112627 color codes

HEX	`#112627`
RGB	`rgb(17, 38, 39)`
RGB percent	`rgb(6.7%, 14.9%, 15.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(183, 39%, 11%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(183, 56%, 15%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(56%, 3%, 0%, 85%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(13.54, -8.06, -3.29)`
CIE LCH	`lch(13.54, 8.7, 202.2)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.29, 1.652, 2.17)`
Decimal	`1123879`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #112627, 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 #112627	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.33:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.79:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#112627 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.79:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.33:1	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 #112627 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #112627; }
.text { color: #112627; }
.border { border: 2px solid #112627; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(17 38 39 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #112627, #111b27); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gunmetal.

Questions

What color is #112627?: #112627 is a very dark, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Swamp Thing. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #112627?: The RGB value is 17, 38, 39: 17 red, 38 green and 39 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #112627?: The complementary color is #271211, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #112627?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.33:1 and white text 15.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.