What color is #11294C?

#11294C is a very dark, moderate azure, closest to the named color Midnight Ocean. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #11294C?

The RGB value is 17, 41, 76: 17 red, 41 green and 76 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #11294C?

The complementary color is #4C3411, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #11294C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.45:1 and white text 14.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#11294C color

#11294C rgb(17, 41, 76)

Shades of blue

The hex color #11294C is a very dark, moderate azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 6.7% red, 16.1% green and 29.8% blue (17, 41, 76).

Its hue angle is 216°, with 63% saturation and 18% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 78% cyan, 46% magenta, 0% yellow and 70% black.

The closest named color is Midnight Ocean (#0F2D4D), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.53:1).

#11294C color codes

HEX	`#11294C`
RGB	`rgb(17, 41, 76)`
RGB percent	`rgb(6.7%, 16.1%, 29.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(216, 63%, 18%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(216, 78%, 30%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(78%, 46%, 0%, 70%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(16.63, 4.54, -24.4)`
CIE LCH	`lch(16.63, 24.82, 280.55)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.328, 2.227, 7.143)`
Decimal	`1124684`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #11294C, 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 #11294C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.45:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.53:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#11294C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.53:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.45:1	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 #11294C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #11294c; }
.text { color: #11294c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #11294c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(17 41 76 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #11294c, #17114c); }

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Questions

What color is #11294C?: #11294C is a very dark, moderate azure, closest to the named color Midnight Ocean. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #11294C?: The RGB value is 17, 41, 76: 17 red, 41 green and 76 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #11294C?: The complementary color is #4C3411, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #11294C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.45:1 and white text 14.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.