What color is #112A2E?

#112A2E is a very dark, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Black Box. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #112A2E?

The RGB value is 17, 42, 46: 17 red, 42 green and 46 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #112A2E?

The complementary color is #2E1511, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #112A2E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.39:1 and white text 15.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#112A2E color

#112A2E rgb(17, 42, 46)

Shades of black

The hex color #112A2E is a very dark, desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 6.7% red, 16.5% green and 18% blue (17, 42, 46).

Its hue angle is 188°, with 46% saturation and 12% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 63% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 82% black.

The closest named color is Black Box (#0F282F), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.06:1).

#112A2E color codes

HEX	`#112A2E`
RGB	`rgb(17, 42, 46)`
RGB percent	`rgb(6.7%, 16.5%, 18%)`
HSL	`hsl(188, 46%, 12%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(188, 63%, 18%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(63%, 9%, 0%, 82%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(15.34, -8.24, -5.58)`
CIE LCH	`lch(15.34, 9.95, 214.09)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.552, 1.972, 2.883)`
Decimal	`1124910`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #112A2E, 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 #112A2E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.39:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.06:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#112A2E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.06:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.39:1	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 #112A2E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #112a2e; }
.text { color: #112a2e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #112a2e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(17 42 46 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #112a2e, #111b2e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gunmetal.

Questions

What color is #112A2E?: #112A2E is a very dark, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Black Box. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #112A2E?: The RGB value is 17, 42, 46: 17 red, 42 green and 46 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #112A2E?: The complementary color is #2E1511, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #112A2E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.39:1 and white text 15.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.