What color is #112B53?

#112B53 is a very dark, moderate azure, closest to the named color Marine. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #112B53?

The RGB value is 17, 43, 83: 17 red, 43 green and 83 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #112B53?

The complementary color is #533911, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #112B53?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.49:1 and white text 14.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#112B53 color

#112B53 rgb(17, 43, 83)

Shades of blue

The hex color #112B53 is a very dark, moderate azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 6.7% red, 16.9% green and 32.5% blue (17, 43, 83).

Its hue angle is 216°, with 66% saturation and 20% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 80% cyan, 48% magenta, 0% yellow and 67% black.

The closest named color is Marine (#042E60), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.05:1).

#112B53 color codes

HEX	`#112B53`
RGB	`rgb(17, 43, 83)`
RGB percent	`rgb(6.7%, 16.9%, 32.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(216, 66%, 20%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(216, 80%, 33%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(80%, 48%, 0%, 67%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(17.79, 6.09, -27.29)`
CIE LCH	`lch(17.79, 27.96, 282.58)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.656, 2.471, 8.519)`
Decimal	`1125203`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #112B53, 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 #112B53	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.49:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.05:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#112B53 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.05:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.49:1	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 #112B53 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #112b53; }
.text { color: #112b53; }
.border { border: 2px solid #112b53; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(17 43 83 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #112b53, #181153); }

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Questions

What color is #112B53?: #112B53 is a very dark, moderate azure, closest to the named color Marine. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #112B53?: The RGB value is 17, 43, 83: 17 red, 43 green and 83 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #112B53?: The complementary color is #533911, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #112B53?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.49:1 and white text 14.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.