What color is #112D45?

#112D45 is a very dark, moderate azure, closest to the named color Beyond the Stars. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #112D45?

The RGB value is 17, 45, 69: 17 red, 45 green and 69 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #112D45?

The complementary color is #452911, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #112D45?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.49:1 and white text 14.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#112D45 color

#112D45 rgb(17, 45, 69)

Shades of blue

The hex color #112D45 is a very dark, moderate azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 6.7% red, 17.6% green and 27.1% blue (17, 45, 69).

Its hue angle is 208°, with 60% saturation and 17% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 75% cyan, 35% magenta, 0% yellow and 73% black.

The closest named color is Beyond the Stars (#0A3251), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.14:1).

#112D45 color codes

HEX	`#112D45`
RGB	`rgb(17, 45, 69)`
RGB percent	`rgb(6.7%, 17.6%, 27.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(208, 60%, 17%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(208, 75%, 27%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(75%, 35%, 0%, 73%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(17.58, -1.31, -18.13)`
CIE LCH	`lch(17.58, 18.17, 265.87)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.243, 2.425, 5.979)`
Decimal	`1125701`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #112D45, 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 #112D45	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.49:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.14:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#112D45 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.14:1	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 #112D45 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #112d45; }
.text { color: #112d45; }
.border { border: 2px solid #112d45; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(17 45 69 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #112d45, #111345); }

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Questions

What color is #112D45?: #112D45 is a very dark, moderate azure, closest to the named color Beyond the Stars. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #112D45?: The RGB value is 17, 45, 69: 17 red, 45 green and 69 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #112D45?: The complementary color is #452911, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #112D45?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.49:1 and white text 14.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.