What color is #112A39?

#112A39 is a very dark, moderate azure, closest to the named color Oceanic Noir. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #112A39?

The RGB value is 17, 42, 57: 17 red, 42 green and 57 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #112A39?

The complementary color is #392011, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #112A39?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.41:1 and white text 14.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#112A39 color

#112A39 rgb(17, 42, 57)

Shades of blue

The hex color #112A39 is a very dark, moderate azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 6.7% red, 16.5% green and 22.4% blue (17, 42, 57).

Its hue angle is 203°, with 54% saturation and 15% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 70% cyan, 26% magenta, 0% yellow and 78% black.

The closest named color is Oceanic Noir (#172B36), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.85:1).

#112A39 color codes

HEX	`#112A39`
RGB	`rgb(17, 42, 57)`
RGB percent	`rgb(6.7%, 16.5%, 22.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(203, 54%, 15%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(203, 70%, 22%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(70%, 26%, 0%, 78%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(15.85, -4.08, -12.52)`
CIE LCH	`lch(15.85, 13.17, 251.94)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.797, 2.07, 4.175)`
Decimal	`1124921`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #112A39, 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 #112A39	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.41:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.85:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#112A39 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.85:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.41:1	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 #112A39 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #112a39; }
.text { color: #112a39; }
.border { border: 2px solid #112a39; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(17 42 57 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #112a39, #111639); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gunmetal.

Questions

What color is #112A39?: #112A39 is a very dark, moderate azure, closest to the named color Oceanic Noir. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #112A39?: The RGB value is 17, 42, 57: 17 red, 42 green and 57 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #112A39?: The complementary color is #392011, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #112A39?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.41:1 and white text 14.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.