What color is #112629?

#112629 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 #112629?

The RGB value is 17, 38, 41: 17 red, 38 green and 41 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #112629?

The complementary color is #291411, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #112629?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.33:1 and white text 15.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#112629 color

#112629 rgb(17, 38, 41)

Shades of black

The hex color #112629 is a very dark, desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 6.7% red, 14.9% green and 16.1% blue (17, 38, 41).

Its hue angle is 188°, with 41% saturation and 11% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 59% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 84% black.

The closest named color is Sunken Ship (#10252A), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.75:1).

#112629 color codes

HEX	`#112629`
RGB	`rgb(17, 38, 41)`
RGB percent	`rgb(6.7%, 14.9%, 16.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(188, 41%, 11%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(188, 59%, 16%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(59%, 7%, 0%, 84%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(13.62, -7.37, -4.6)`
CIE LCH	`lch(13.62, 8.69, 211.99)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.324, 1.665, 2.349)`
Decimal	`1123881`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #112629, 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 #112629	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.33:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.75:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#112629 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.75:1	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 #112629 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #112629; }
.text { color: #112629; }
.border { border: 2px solid #112629; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(17 38 41 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #112629, #111a29); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gunmetal.

Questions

What color is #112629?: #112629 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 #112629?: The RGB value is 17, 38, 41: 17 red, 38 green and 41 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #112629?: The complementary color is #291411, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #112629?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.33:1 and white text 15.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.