What color is #112D56?

#112D56 is a dark, moderate azure, closest to the named color Marine. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #112D56?

The RGB value is 17, 45, 86: 17 red, 45 green and 86 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #112D56?

The complementary color is #563A11, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #112D56?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.53:1 and white text 13.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#112D56 color

#112D56 rgb(17, 45, 86)

Shades of blue

The hex color #112D56 is a dark, moderate azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 6.7% red, 17.6% green and 33.7% blue (17, 45, 86).

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

The closest named color is Marine (#042E60), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.69:1).

#112D56 color codes

HEX	`#112D56`
RGB	`rgb(17, 45, 86)`
RGB percent	`rgb(6.7%, 17.6%, 33.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(216, 67%, 20%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(216, 80%, 34%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(80%, 48%, 0%, 66%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(18.66, 5.92, -27.9)`
CIE LCH	`lch(18.66, 28.52, 281.97)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.849, 2.668, 9.167)`
Decimal	`1125718`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #112D56, 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 #112D56	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.53:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.69:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#112D56 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.69:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.53:1	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 #112D56 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #112d56; }
.text { color: #112d56; }
.border { border: 2px solid #112d56; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(17 45 86 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #112d56, #171156); }

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Questions

What color is #112D56?: #112D56 is a dark, moderate azure, closest to the named color Marine. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #112D56?: The RGB value is 17, 45, 86: 17 red, 45 green and 86 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #112D56?: The complementary color is #563A11, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #112D56?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.53:1 and white text 13.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.